One has to give minority groups a kind of reward, an emotional reward, that it is worthwhile assimilating to this particular majority group. And if this majority group looks down on itself ... If a minority group is not given… — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
The heart of assimilation process of absorbing minorities lies in the self-image of a nation. There are, as you will know, big differences for… — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
Debating the concept of race does not mean that I in any way regard this as a quarrel between neighbors over where they come from. I have perhaps said enough when I said the alternative to assimilation is that immigrant groups form their own state or go away for lack of acceptance. Why should it be less serious if quarrels… — Norbert Elias Copy Share
One has to give minority groups a kind of reward, an emotional reward, that it is worthwhile assimilating to this particular majority group. And… — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
Perhaps one could appoint three or four professional people specially concerned with the task of bridge building between the majority and the minority. Bridge building of this kind requires an effort from both sides. It's no good if the majority alone do it. The question is whether there is any response, whether people on the other side of the river… — Norbert Elias Copy Share
The natives of England are closing their doors to relationships with Asians and Africans or, for that matter, Turks and Spaniards. While the Africans… — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
I wish you all the pleasurable excitement one can have without hurting others and one's own dignity. — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
Assimilation, a certain uniformity of conduct, is necessary in a multi-party state.This is not only a requirement to the established majority; it is also… — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
The way one behaves and feels as a Dutchman and Dutchwoman is the result of a long development. It is by no means 'the… — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
I have touched here on a problem that is masked if one speaks of racism. And that is the fact that the major differences… — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
Scientific modes of thought cannot be developed and become generally accepted unless people renounce their primary, unreflecting, and spontaneous attempt to understand all their… — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
I would like to remind you that both assimilation and integration apply to the working classes in the nineteenth century, at least in Britain… — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
Of course you can more easily recognise the outsiders because they have a different skin color. But let us take for instance the relationship… — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
