TY  - JOUR
A1  - Deffa, Oromiya-Jalata
T1  - The impact of homogeneity on intra-group cohesion: a macro-level comparison of minority communities in a Western diaspora
JF  - Journal of multilingual and multicultural development
N2  - Contrary to earlier studies dealing with the cultural identity development of diasporic minorities, this paper assesses the impact of homogeneity on intra-group cohesion and ethnic orientation. To this end, Oromo-Americans, an ethnic group originally located within the national borders of Ethiopia, will be compared to Armenian-Americans, British-Pakistanis and Somali-Americans. Despite different circumstances, all four groups share the experience of displacement owing to war and destitution. Additionally, all groups are confronted with the ramifications of a visible minority status. In the process of comparing these groups, their degrees of homogeneity in regard to language and religion - central aspects of culture and cultural identity - will be examined and juxtaposed at a macro level. Based on the correlative relationship of group homogeneity and social cohesion, I argue that the more homogeneous a group is in terms of language and religion, the more close-knit it will be. Consequently, exiled minorities who share the same language and religion are more likely to develop and retain a strong ethnic orientation than groups who are heterogeneous with regard to language and/or religion.
KW  - minority groups
KW  - Homogeneity
KW  - ethnic orientation
KW  - group cohesion
KW  - religion
KW  - language
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2015.1072203
SN  - 0143-4632
SN  - 1747-7557
VL  - 37
SP  - 343
EP  - 356
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Abingdon
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Rabolt, Lena
ED  - Lenz, Petra
T1  - Eine Sqwisa für Yasha
T2  - Ankommen : ... in 11 Kurzgeschichten
KW  - Migration
KW  - Religion
KW  - religiöses Leben
KW  - interkulturelle Missverständnisse
KW  - confusions and misunderstandings
KW  - migration
KW  - religion
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-95723
SN  - 978-3-86956-368-8
SP  - 39
EP  - 49
PB  - Universität Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Willems, Julia
ED  - Lenz, Petra
T1  - Regen
T2  - Ankommen : ... in 11 Kurzgeschichten
KW  - Migration
KW  - Religion
KW  - religiöses Leben
KW  - interkulturelle Missverständnisse
KW  - confusions and misunderstandings
KW  - migration
KW  - religion
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-95743
SN  - 978-3-86956-368-8
SP  - 59
EP  - 69
PB  - Universität Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schulz, Linn
ED  - Lenz, Petra
T1  - Ruhetag
T2  - Ankommen : ... in 11 Kurzgeschichten
KW  - Migration
KW  - Religion
KW  - religiöses Leben
KW  - interkulturelle Missverständnisse
KW  - confusions and misunderstandings
KW  - migration
KW  - religion
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-95786
SN  - 978-3-86956-368-8
SP  - 95
EP  - 101
PB  - Universität Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Krüger, Hans-Peter
A1  - Demmerling, Christoph
A1  - Habermas, Jürgen
T1  - Kommunikative Vernunft
T1  - Communicative Reason
BT  - Jürgen Habermas, interviewt von Christoph Demmerling und Hans-Peter Krüger
BT  - Juergen Habermas, interviewed by Christoph Demmerling and Hans-Peter Krueger
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Philosophische Reihe
N2  - Jürgen Habermas explicates the concept of communicative reason. He explains the key assumptions of the philosophy of language and social theory associated with this concept. Also discussed is the category of life-world and the role of the body-mind difference for the consciousness of exclusivity in our access to subjective experience. as well as the role of emotions and perceptions in the context of a theory of communicative action. The question of the redemption of the various validity claims as they are associated with the performance of speech acts is related to processes of social learning and to the role of negative experiences. Finally the interview deals with the relationship between religion and reason and the importance of religion in modern, post-secular societies. Questions about the philosophical culture of our present times are discussed at the end of the conversation.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Philosophische Reihe - 125 
KW  - Jürgen Habermas
KW  - communicative action
KW  - communicative reason
KW  - critical theory
KW  - life-world
KW  - religion
KW  - post-secular society
Y1  - 2017
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-397848
SN  - 1866-8380
IS  - 125
ER  -