The Role of Identity in Acculturation among Immigrant People: Theoretical Propositions, Empirical Questions, and Applied Recommendations

Autor/inn/en	Schwartz, Seth J.; Montgomery, Marilyn J.; Briones, Ervin
Titel	The Role of Identity in Acculturation among Immigrant People: Theoretical Propositions, Empirical Questions, and Applied Recommendations
Quelle	In: Human Development, 49 (2006) 1, S.1-30 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-716X
DOI	10.1159/000090300
Schlagwörter	Acculturation; Immigrants; Cultural Influences; Identification (Psychology); Social Integration; Cultural Pluralism + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Soziale Integration; Kulturpluralismus
Abstract	The present paper advances theoretical propositions regarding the relationship between acculturation and identity. The most central thesis argued is that acculturation represents changes in cultural identity and that personal identity has the potential to "anchor" immigrant people during their transition to a new society. The article emphasizes the experiences of nonwhite, non-Western immigrant people moving to Western nations. The article also calls for research on heretofore unexplored aspects of the relationship of acculturation to personal and social identity. Ideas are proposed for interventions to promote cultural identity change and personal identity coherence. (Author).
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