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Language
English (en)
Date of Award
4-13-2007
Author's Department
International and Area Studies
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
Restricted/Unrestricted
Restricted
Abstract
While France was undergoing its nationalist transformation in the early nineteenth century, the government tried to 'make the French into Frenchmen' or cause people who had previously had only local loyalties to develop a primary loyalty to their country. This was largely accomplished through measures such military conscription, where loyalty to the country was developed, and national education, where children were taught the French language as a way of replacing the regional languages. From that time, the French government and society have had a tendency to believe that foreigners have the potential to become French - that nationality is not based on ethnicity but rather on integrating into the French society by learning the French language and accepting the values of the Republic. As immigrant groups have come to France, like the recent Portuguese and Polish populations, these immigrants have also been expected to integrate into society by becoming Frenchmen. Now the French government and society are questioning whether the recent waves of North African immigrants from former French colonies can do the same. In reaction to this large and culturally distinct immigrant group, the French government has made drastic changes to immigration policy and is questioning whether or not this process of molding newcomers into Frenchmen is always effective.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7936/e1ah-ah43
Recommended Citation
Brooks, Anne Marie, "The Integration of North African Immigrants In France" (2007). Senior Honors Papers / Undergraduate Theses. 132.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.7936/e1ah-ah43
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