Multi-Item Scale:
Item Text:
e.) German culture is generally undermined by immigrants. [Die deutsche Kultur wird im Allgemeinen von Zuwanderern untergraben.]
Different Answer Format Tested:
Nein
Findings:
Most of the test persons do not agree or do not agree at all with this statement. Only two test persons answer "agree".
The term "undermining culture" is interpreted correctly by 18 of the 20 test persons, i.e. in the sense that immigrants represent a threat or danger to the continued existence of German culture or that German culture can be lost through immigration. These 18 test persons also correctly interpret item e) as the opposite pole to item d) ("Immigrants affect Germany...").
Four of the 18 test persons associate the term with the "active" repression or destruction of German culture:
The term "undermining culture" is interpreted correctly by 18 of the 20 test persons, i.e. in the sense that immigrants represent a threat or danger to the continued existence of German culture or that German culture can be lost through immigration. These 18 test persons also correctly interpret item e) as the opposite pole to item d) ("Immigrants affect Germany...").
Four of the 18 test persons associate the term with the "active" repression or destruction of German culture:
- „There are immigrants who undermine German culture. There are those who come to us and don't want to allow us to live out our culture, for example by removing crucifixes from classrooms. It's not possible!" (TP 04)
- „I don't see how German culture is undermined by immigrants. It may be that the immigrants do not want to accept German culture, but I think that is perfectly fine, because they have their own culture. I also did not want to give up all my rights when I go to an Islamic country. I understood the question as if German culture would be destroyed to a certain ex- tent by immigration. And I do not think that.“ (TP 07)
- „If we Germans cultivate our culture, then I see no problem.“ (TP 05)
- „Our culture becomes richer by coming into contact with other cultures, and so each culture can develop further, and it is more likely to become an international culture if it mixes. I don't think that the Germans will lose their own culture because of that.“ (TP 06)
- „In big cities it looks like this. If there is a kebab stand on every corner, it looks like German culture is getting lost. If you go out a little bit, then you see German culture again. For me it has not been lost. You have to drive down the German wine street and then you have the German culture again.“(TP 09)
- „I am undecided whether we as Germans allow our culture to be undermined. We must see for ourselves that we uphold our culture. If we uphold our own culture, no matter what one understands by it, religion, education and whatever belongs to culture, this cannot be undermined either.” (TP 15)
- „I have now seen it in such a way that they do not adapt to our culture. They don't have to go to religious instruction. And if I go abroad, nobody will build churches, we'll build mosques here. If they are here and want to live here, then they just have to adapt.“ (TP 11)
- „That depends. Where I live, there are people who make their own culture, they raise their own culture. A different culture is opened up in the middle of Germany, they don't fit in at all. None of them learn German, they only speak Albanian and open up their own culture, it's not possible. And then there are groups who speak German and adapt to the German conditions. I don't have to adapt to them, they have to adapt to me, they come here. Many adapt, some do not adapt at all.“ (TP 18)
Recommendations:
No changes recommended.
Question tested:
true