Theoretical Framework

Abstract

Having outlined the concrete context of our research, a theoretical one is still needed. Instead of devoting a separate section to the review of literature on iden- tity, we have tried to blend it with our discussion of identity theories. By so do- ing, we give some shape to a field of study that has branched out into numerous disciplines and directions, and thereby include only relevant parts of it. However, some of the existing work on the descendants of Turkish immigrants shall be briefly considered before it, since they are the specific concern of this research. At the end, while we shall comment on discussed theories and literature, from our own point of view, they will be verified, in chapter four, against the statements of the interviewees. After all, like identity, this paper is also meant to be ’socially constructed’: recognition of theories has to come from the social actors (i.e. interviewees). Perhaps, different theories could explain different interview- ees’ responses.