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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823533703321

Titolo

Civil enculturation : nation-state, schools, and ethnic difference in four European countries / / edited by Werner Schiffauer [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2004

ISBN

1-57181-594-5

1-78238-723-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Disciplina

306.43/094

Soggetti

Education - Social aspects - Europe

Civil society - Europe

Nationalism and education - Europe

Multicultural education - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-348) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents ; Preface; Introduction; Part I. Four Civil Cultures at School; Chapter 1. The School as a Place in its Social Space; Chapter 2. Representing the Nation in History Textbooks; Chapter 3. Taxonomies of Cultural Difference: Constructions of Otherness; Chapter 4. The Place of Religion in Four Civil Cultures; Chapter 5. Muslim Headscarves in Four Nation-states and Schools; Part II. Civil Enculturation and Discursive Assimilation; Chapter 6. National Language and Mother Tongue ; Chapter 7. Regimes of Discipline and Civil Conduct in Berlin and Paris

Chapter 8. Argumentative Strategies Chapter 9. Pupils' Negotiations of Cultural Difference ; Epilogue ; Limitations. Convergence and Cross-overs; Notes on Contributors ; Bibliography ; Index

Sommario/riassunto

For several years now, the concepts of 'civil culture' and 'civil society' have been widely discussed in the social sciences. Theoretically innovative and empirically rich, this volume is one of few studies that offer solid and focused ethnographic research on how the tenets and assumptions of civil culture are inculcated in schools. The authors examined school curricula, texts and pedagogical practices, observed daily interaction within the schools and outside, and conducted



numerous interviews and discussion groups. The experience of students from Turkish backgrounds in the four countries was given special attention, thus offering valuable insights into the changing dynamics of nation-state civil cultures in multicultural societies.