In my thesis I focused on the identity of immigrants and descendants of immigrants from African countries in relation to their skin colour. Through my research I find out what role skin colour itself plays in the interviewees' everyday lives, how it influences their view of themselves and how they define themselves in the context of all this. The thesis is divided into a theoretical part and an empirical part. In the theoretical part I focused on the relevant literature to outline the issues. I have presented some historical events that are linked to the shaping of the present-day societal view on race and defined my own view on the issue of race. Next, I described the three most commonly used models of racial identity development. I also presented the findings of other relevant research on the development of black identity. In the empirical part I presented the findings of my research. The results of my research show that immigrants and descendants of immigrants from African countries experience themselves in very diverse ways and understand their identity in very individual ways. The interviewees point to the lack of inclusive language in Slovene, the different experiences of racism, verbal and physical forms of violence they experience in Slovenia. They mention the struggle to belong as an important factor in identity formation.
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