Identidad étnica y género entre adolescentes de origen marroquí

Abstract

In this article we systematize some factors conditioning the ethnic identity construction\rof young Moroccans immigrants in Spain, specifically the conditions under which ethnicity\rcan be activated as an individual resource in the receptor society for affirming and\rmaintaining self-esteem, fighting against racism and discrimination, or gaining acceptance\ras an ethnic group. The mentioned factors are grouped in various headlines �the «others»\rgroups of reference, the effect of Islamic religion and the parental efforts to preserve the\rcultural heritance on their children�, although their effect upon our study subject is not\rindependent of the rest of them.