The "Injured" Identity

Abstract

The author draws the reader’s attention to two essential questions: the immense psychic price of readily giving up the native culture in favour of a new civilisation, which is often connected with emigration; and to the importance of creating a new identity joining the elements of one’s own culture and the culture of the global society.

The paper also, contains a critical appraisal of some new Polish emigrants attitudes. The emigrants claim a right to some services for their advantage, but they do not contribute personally to the work for the Polish emigrant society.