The number of those who have to be assimilated to the majority is not too high. It remains small compared with the numbers of the majority. But there is one thing - and that is the main reason for this digression - that French and British have in common: to this day they have an immense pride in being French, in being British. The fact that in the meantime both have come down to earth a little has not yet affected their pride in their own nationality and the fact that, if I may express it that way, they are mutual admiration societies: how fine the British are, how fine the French are.
One has to give minority groups a kind of reward, an emotional reward, that it is worthwhile assimilating to this particular majority group. And if t… - Norbert Elias
One has to give minority groups a kind of reward, an emotional reward, that it is worthwhile assimilating to this particular majority group. And if t…
- Norbert Elias
I would like to remind you that both assimilation and integration apply to the working classes in the nineteenth century, at least in Britain and als… - Norbert Elias
I would like to remind you that both assimilation and integration apply to the working classes in the nineteenth century, at least in Britain and als…
I think that one not only has to make demands on the established group, but one also has to make demands on the outsider group. One has to make clear… - Norbert Elias
I think that one not only has to make demands on the established group, but one also has to make demands on the outsider group. One has to make clear…
When Benjamin Disraeli spoke of the 'two nations' in Britain he was perfectly right, only the working classes were not exactly a nation. But the gap … - Norbert Elias
When Benjamin Disraeli spoke of the 'two nations' in Britain he was perfectly right, only the working classes were not exactly a nation. But the gap …
The number of those who have to be assimilated to the majority is not too high. It remains small compared with the numbers of the majority. But there… - Norbert Elias
The number of those who have to be assimilated to the majority is not too high. It remains small compared with the numbers of the majority. But there…
Debating the concept of race does not mean that I in any way regard this as a quarrel between neighbors over where they come from. I have perhaps sai… - Norbert Elias
Debating the concept of race does not mean that I in any way regard this as a quarrel between neighbors over where they come from. I have perhaps sai…
The heart of assimilation process of absorbing minorities lies in the self-image of a nation. There are, as you will know, big differences for instan… - Norbert Elias
The heart of assimilation process of absorbing minorities lies in the self-image of a nation. There are, as you will know, big differences for instan…
Of course you can more easily recognise the outsiders because they have a different skin color. But let us take for instance the relationship between… - Norbert Elias
Of course you can more easily recognise the outsiders because they have a different skin color. But let us take for instance the relationship between…
The integration in Germany was made easier by the fact that I am probably of the third generation. So I have undergone a process of assimilation, of … - Norbert Elias
The integration in Germany was made easier by the fact that I am probably of the third generation. So I have undergone a process of assimilation, of …
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