How Much Language Is Important for Ethnic Identity of Young Kazakhstanis from Inter-Ethnic Families?

Насколько язык важен для этнической идентичности молодых казахстанцев из межэтнических семей?
Rakhmetova A. Ayapbergenov B. Karbozova G. Temirgazina Z.
2022 Siberian Federal University

Journal of Siberian Federal University - Humanities and Social Sciences
2022 #15 Issue 11 1573 - 1584 pp.

The article investigates ethnic identification of Kazakhstani youth from inter-ethnic Kazakh-Russian families. A survey of 212 respondents aged 18–21 shows diversity in ethnic self-determination of the individual. However, a larger part identifies with the father’s ethnicity, perhaps due to the traditionally dominant role of the father in the Kazakh family. A slightly smaller number of respondents choose the ethnicity of the mother. Anthropological characteristics and language are important factors in choosing ethnic identity. Identity is mono-ethnic in 188/88.9 % of young people, bi-ethnic – in 11/5.2 %, marginal – in 13/6.1 %. For young people who are at the beginning of their professional career, the most significant parameter of linguistic identity is “language proficiency since childhood” – 100 %. Additional criteria are “the dominant language in society” and “language perspective in professional career”. Linguistic and ethnic identities are concordant in 185/87 % of respondents, discordant – in 27/13 % of respondents.

ethnicity , ethno-differentiating factor , inter-ethnic family , Kazakh-Russian family , linguistic identity , young Kazakhstanis

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Buketov Karaganda University
S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University
Auezov South Kazakhstan University
Pavlodar Pedagogical University

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