Cultural inertia. The relationship between ethnic identity and reactions to cultural change.

Autor/inn/en	Quezada, Stephanie A.; Shaw, Moira P.; Zárate, Michael A.
Titel	Cultural inertia. The relationship between ethnic identity and reactions to cultural change.
Quelle	In: Social psychology, 43 (2012) 4, S. 243-251Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1864-9335; 2151-2590
DOI	10.1027/1864-9335/a000125
Schlagwörter	Kultur; Akkulturation; Vorurteil; Ethnische Identität; Kultureller Wandel; Modell; Hispanoamerikaner
Abstract	The Latino population in the United States is rapidly increasing. This increase produces cultural change, and the cultural inertia model suggests that cultural change is resisted if one's cultural identity must change. The present study investigates the role of ethnic identification in Latinos' reactions to pressures to assimilate to mainstream American culture. Perceptions of cultural change were manipulated and prejudice toward White Americans, support for pro-minority legislation, and individual differences in collective self-esteem and openness to cultural change were measured. When biased to believe that their culture will have to change, Latinos high in collective self-esteem expressed greater prejudice toward White Americans and stronger political advocacy for Latino culture. These results support the cultural inertia model and make recommendations for how to improve intergroup relations. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2013/3