Russian diaspora culture, identity, and language change /

Main Author: Isurin, Ludmila.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, 2011.
Series:Contributions to the sociology of language, 99
Subjects:
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10486447
Table of Contents:
  • Russian immigration: the third wave
  • Theoretical framework and methodology
  • Prodigal children of Mother Russia: background information on Russian immigrants
  • Culture: change of the cultural perception
  • Culture: individualism versus collectivism
  • In search of self: self-identification and identity transformation among Russian immigrants
  • Identity: sense of belonging
  • Language change and language maintenance.