Very often people who live in a ghetto accept some of the stigmatisation against them. I mention the case of a Japanese minority the Burakumin, which was pure Japanese in descent, but which was concerned with dirty work: leather work, cadavers, and some other things.There was a famous story of an old man who asked: 'Do you yourself believe you are the same as the Japanese?' And the outsider said: 'I do not know, we are dirty.' This kind of conscience was never there in the surroundings in which I lived. One always felt as someone whom could be proud of, being both German and Jewish.
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
I have touched here on a problem that is masked if one speaks of racism. And that is the fact that the major differences between the established and … - Norbert Elias
I have touched here on a problem that is masked if one speaks of racism. And that is the fact that the major differences between the established and …
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