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Breaking Up the Different Constituting Parts of Ethnicity

The Case of Young Somalis in Norway

Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway, katrine.fangen{at}sosiologi.uio.no

How do young Somalis in Norway conceptualize their sense of position and belonging? How do they relate to different entities such as Norway, Somalia, the Somali community in Norway and friends from different ethnic groups? I discuss young Somalis' narratives of location in light of debates in contemporary identity theory. The article is a case study of five young Somalis who were part of a sample of 40 Somalis interviewed during the period 2003—2007.

Key Words: belonging • ethnic identity • everyday practice • immigrants • Norway • Somalis • young adults

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Acta Sociologica, Vol. 50, No. 4, 401-414 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0001699307083981


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