Strangeness in Maastricht : Strangeness among German students of Maastricht University
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2013-06
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en
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Much has been written about the concept of strangeness and strangers. Practical research concerning strangeness, however, is scarce. Only few studies related to concepts of strangeness or otherness have been done. Therefore the amount of studies that investigate feelings of strangeness among a group of people is limited. Strangeness may exist among many people, for example in the city of Maastricht. Maastricht is a very international city, with a large international student population. In fact, most international students who study at Maastricht University are German. The total amount of German students, who study at Maastricht University and live in Maastricht, is approximately 2500. With such a large amount
of German students living in a ‘strange’ city, feelings of strangeness may exist. The goal of this thesis is to contribute empirically to the theories around strangeness and gain insights
in the experience of strangeness of German students, who follow a complete bachelor or master program at the University of Maastricht and live in Maastricht, towards Dutch people in Maastricht by analyzing to what degree strangeness is experienced and how it influences social contact between these German students and the Dutch people in Maastricht.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen