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„Boundary Maintenance“ oder „Boundary Crossing“? Symbolische Grenzarbeit bei der Vornamenvergabe bei Migrantinnen

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  • Jürgen Gerhards
  • Julia Tuppat

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Der Beitrag untersucht Strategien der symbolischen Grenzarbeit bei Migrantinnen aus sechs verschiedenen Herkunftsgruppen (N=1.040) am Beispiel der Vornamenvergabe. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Frage, warum Migrantinnen bei der Wahl eines Vornamens für ihr Kind die Strategie des boundary crossing (Vergabe eines im Zielland üblichen Vornamens) oder aber des boundary maintanance (Vergabe eines im Herkunftsland üblichen Vornamens) verfolgen. Mit den Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels untersuchen wir vier Erklärungsmechanismen: (1) den Grad der kulturellen Distanz zum Zielland (2) die sprachliche, strukturelle und soziale Integration im Zielland (3) die emotionale Identifikation mit Heimat- und Zielland und (4) das Geschlecht. Den größten Erklärungsbeitrag leisten die kulturelle Distanz und die strukturelle Integration (deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit, Bildung). Die sprachliche Integration, Partnerschaften mit in Deutschland geborenen Personen und Gefühle von Belonging haben hingegen in den multivariaten Analysen keinen eigenständigen Effekt.

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  • Jürgen Gerhards & Julia Tuppat, 2018. "„Boundary Maintenance“ oder „Boundary Crossing“? Symbolische Grenzarbeit bei der Vornamenvergabe bei Migrantinnen," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 996, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
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