Title: Unwanted : Muslim immigrants, dignity, and drug dealing /
Authors: Bucerius, Sandra M.,
Year: 2014
Subjects: Crime Germany Sociological aspects.; Muslim youth Germany.; Drug traffic Germany.; Immigrants Germany Social conditions; Muslims Cultural assimilation Germany.; Crime Sociological aspects; Drug traffic; Emigration and immigration Social aspects; Immigrants Social conditions; Muslim youth; Muslims Cultural assimilation; Germany Emigration and immigration Social aspects.; Germany
Abstract: This study builds on five years of ethnographic research with an all-male group of fifty-five Muslim second-generation immigrant drug dealers in Frankfurt, Germany, and examines the relationship among immigration, social exclusion, and the informal economy. In particular, the study explores the intimate and interactive aspects of the lives of this group of second-generation Muslim immigrants, who belong to one of, if not the most, discriminated against and socially excluded populations in German society.
Contents: Germany's Guest Workers and Their Children: Second-Class Citizens in a First-World Country -- "I am a Bockenheimer": Social Exclusion and Local Identification -- "As Long as You Don't Get Carried Away": Choosing Lifestyle and Gaining Respect -- "I'm Not a Dirty Crack Dealer": Purity and Impurity in the Drug Market -- Muslim Virgin Wanted: In Search of Reasons to Quit Dealing -- Where to Go from Here? -- "Somehow You're a Friend Even Though You're a Woman": Some Thoughts on Negotiating Access and Trust.