Ndour, Rébecca
Intergenerational transmission of ethnicity in migration. The case of the Sereer in Île-de-France
- 2021.
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The Sereer of Senegal, whose ethnicity is structured around an essentially rural culture, have for decades been faced with the question of the survival of their ethnic group, as urbanisation and national and international migration have intensified. How then do Sereer parents view intergenerational transmission within the family? This article addresses this question from the case of the Sereer living in Île-de-France, studied as part of a broader survey conducted between 2012 and 2014. Intended transmission requires these parents, of different generations, to reflect on an ethnicity that depends on their living conditions before and after their migration, and in turn structures a certain family organisation in which elements associated with ethnicity (education, diet and language) are variously appraised and emphasised.