Overcoming the odds
Constricted ethnicity in middle-class Romà
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2166802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Òscar Prieto Flores (0000-0003-4162-6109, Universitat de Girona, corresponding author), Òscar Prieto-Flores, Lídia Puigvert (0000-0001-8963-615X, Universitat de Barcelona, corresponding author), Iñaki Santa Cruz (Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-209 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-289X • E-ISSN: 1547-3384 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1070289x.2012.672856 |
| OpenAlex | W2091061014 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 46 |
How are different ethnic groups dealing with upward social mobility and assimilation? This is a large question that social research has tried to address in recent decades. In the United States, this issue has been framed by the theory of segmented assimilation. In Europe, regarding the Romà, the assumption still exists that upward mobility paths are intrinsically associated with a loss of ethnic identity, due to a process of full acculturation to the mainstream. In this article, through an analysis of 48 in-depth interviews with middle-class Romà in Spain, we identify other mobility paths, such as selective acculturation, that exist in addition to full acculturation. In this sense, we observe how symbolic differences exist between those middle-class Romà who live in an ethnic enclave and have a strong network of support and those who do not. In most cases, middle-class Romà tend to live outside the enclave and experience what we have called constricted ethnicity
Acculturation · Aesthetics · Assimilation (phonology · Ethnic group · Identity (music · Linguistics · Mainstream · Middle class · Odds · Political science · Social mobility · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |