Last modified: 2018-06-20
Abstract
Measuring the ethnic identity of linguistic minorities is a research problem that can be tackled starting from a clear operational definition of the construct, which must first be distinguished from similar and partially overlapping constructs, such as national identity or cultural identity. This paper presents the performances of some scales widely used in literature, analyzed through research conducted in 2016 in the Arbëreshe Municipalities of Piana degli Albanesi and Santa Cristina Gela (province of Palermo). The MEIM and FESM scales showed high internal consistency and overall reliability, while the EIS scale proved to be weaker.
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