abstract

This study addresses place identity among native minorities by focusing on the Arabs in Israel. It follows a recent trend in geography—the environmental-psychology approach to place identity—which focuses on the identity of individuals rather than the identity of places commonly emphasized in human geography. The study draws on mixed methods: 25 in-depth interviews with residents of Arab localities, in addition to questionnaires administered to both Arabs (210) and Jews (100) serving as a comparison group. Native minority members in this study have emphasized place identity as rooted in multilayered memories in situ, the clan-based social structure, and tensions with the government. These issues are discussed in the contexts of majority-minority relations and settler colonialism and nativism.

摘要

这项研究通过关注以色列的阿拉伯人来解决当地少数民族的地方认同问题。它遵循地理学的最新趋势——环境心理学方法来定位身份——关注个人的身份，而不是人文地理学中通常强调的地方的身份。该研究采用了混合方法：对阿拉伯地区的居民进行了 25 次深入访谈，此外还对作为对照组的阿拉伯人 (210) 和犹太人 (100) 进行了问卷调查。本研究中的土著少数民族成员强调地方认同植根于多层次的原地记忆、基于宗族的社会结构以及与政府的紧张关系。这些问题是在多数与少数关系以及定居者殖民主义和本土主义的背景下讨论的。