Η Διαγενειακή Αλληλεπίδραση Τρίτης Γενιάς και Τρίτης Ηλικίας και οι Αντοχές της Ελληνοαυστραλιανής Ταυτότητας
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Date
2013-07
Authors
Kyriakopoulou-Baltatzi, Chrysanthi
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Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand (MGSAANZ)
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Abstract
Please note: this article is in Greek. The aim of the present paper is
to present results and to explore questions regarding the contribution of the family
factor and especially first generation migrants towards the formation of ethno-cultural
identity of Greek Australian adolescents. The three thematic areas that are explored
in the light of this presentation are (a) the ethno-cultural characteristics of the Greek
Australian family, (b) the intergenerational relationships between adolescents and
their grandparents, and (c) the ethno-cultural transformation of Greek Australian
adolescents. The contemporary Greek Australian family is distinguished for its pluralistic
character in its composition and the values that it displays, having as a central
feature the intergenerational co-existence of three generations. Greek cultural continuity
in the Antipodes is being challenged during the transmission of the core Greek
cultural values from one generation to another; with the third generation exhibiting a
distinct cultural and linguistic identity compared to the first generation and an apparent
departure from the tangible elements of Greek culture. This transition is being
shaped by inter-family and inter-generational factors, as well as external forces. Despite
these trends, the multi-dimensional relationships between grandchildren and their
grandparents — manifested as regular conversational interactions and underpinning
emotional interrelationships — can contribute favourably in the dynamic transition
from a lower state of cultural awareness towards a more balanced inter-culturalism.
This desirable outcome is contingent on being established as a conscious objective of
the Greek Australian family.
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Greece, Greek research, Australia
Citation
Kyriakopoulou-Baltatzi, C., 2013. Η Διαγενειακή Αλληλεπίδραση Τρίτης Γενιάς και Τρίτης Ηλικίας και οι Αντοχές της Ελληνοαυστραλιανής Ταυτότητας. Journal of Modern Greek Studies - Special Issue, 346-361.