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Reimagining the European FamilyImmigration Nations: Comedy and the New Family

Reimagining the European Family: Immigration Nations: Comedy and the New Family [The historical unconscious that informs Japanese-German encounters represses evidence of American occupation s, postwar economic rise and decline, and selectively imagined transnational families based on common cultural interests. On a contemporary and conscious level, immigration and migration issues have taken center stage in both national public spheres. One highly visible aspect of the coverage involves establishing consensus and criteria for measuring successful integration and using that litmus to judge the “desirability” of immigrants. Germany legally acknowledged its status as an “immigration” country in 2005—though demographers point out that since then, immigration has been declining (Thränhardt 2012: 187). On the other hand, those immigrants established in the Federal Republic call attention to homegrown “brain waste,” which can be understood as not investing in the education and training that would further enable immigrant citizens to integrate through economic achievement. In this area, Germany has a long way to go. It is noteworthy that Japan’s strict immigration policies appeal to EU member states, such as France and Germany. German representations of reconfigured families collectively imagine an immigration nation, one bond at a time.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Reimagining the European FamilyImmigration Nations: Comedy and the New Family

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2013
ISBN
978-1-349-47585-8
Pages
133 –156
DOI
10.1057/9781137371843_6
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[The historical unconscious that informs Japanese-German encounters represses evidence of American occupation s, postwar economic rise and decline, and selectively imagined transnational families based on common cultural interests. On a contemporary and conscious level, immigration and migration issues have taken center stage in both national public spheres. One highly visible aspect of the coverage involves establishing consensus and criteria for measuring successful integration and using that litmus to judge the “desirability” of immigrants. Germany legally acknowledged its status as an “immigration” country in 2005—though demographers point out that since then, immigration has been declining (Thränhardt 2012: 187). On the other hand, those immigrants established in the Federal Republic call attention to homegrown “brain waste,” which can be understood as not investing in the education and training that would further enable immigrant citizens to integrate through economic achievement. In this area, Germany has a long way to go. It is noteworthy that Japan’s strict immigration policies appeal to EU member states, such as France and Germany. German representations of reconfigured families collectively imagine an immigration nation, one bond at a time.]

Published: Oct 28, 2015

Keywords: Private Party; German Family; Male Breadwinner; European Family; Family Dinner

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