Integration of Immigrants With the Host Society: On the Example of Participation in Traditions, Holidays, Celebrations and Cultural Life
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https://doi.org/10.12775/SPI.2023.1.008Keywords
integration, immigrants, host society, Polish society, cultural life, traditions, holidays, celebrationsAbstract
This article presents the problem of immigrant integration in Poland, which was investigated in a 2022 diagnostic survey of 56 immigrants living in Krakow. The respondents were asked about their opinions on participation in Polish holidays and traditions, introducing their Polish friends to the customs and traditions of their culture, and participation in Polish cultural life (Polish cinema, Polish theater, Polish exhibitions, and concerts of Polish artists). The analysis of the surveyed indicators shows that the vast majority of the respondents (approx. 70–80%) integrate with the host society to a high degree. The vast majority of the respondents (nearly 90%) claimed that they familiarize their Polish friends with their national culture. Sixty-five percent of the respondents claimed that they participate in Polish cultural life very often or often. However, it is still necessary to take care of this group of immigrants who have problems with integration, so there is a need to modify integration policies, as well as to introduce intercultural education to schools and universities in a wider scope.
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