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Contextual influences on acculturation processes: The roles of family, community and society
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This paper outlined the major approaches to the psychological study of acculturation, drawing particular attention to the importance of context, and highlighted three significant contexts: family, ethnic community, and society/nation.Abstract:
The paper outlines the major approaches to the psychological study of acculturation, drawing particular attention to the importance of context. Three significant contexts are highlighted: family, ethnic community, and society/nation. New perspectives from our evolving program of acculturation research are introduced to illustrate contextual influences on acculturation, and future directions for empirical work are recommended.read more
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Examining Dehumanization Through the "Political Brain Perspective": Towards a Minimal Neuropolitical Theory for Hyperdiverse Societies
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A Question of Balance: Exploring the Acculturation, Integration and Adaptation of Muslim Immigrant Youth * Una Cuestión de Equilibrio: Explorando la Aculturación y la Adaptación de Jóvenes Musulmanes Inmigrantes
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TL;DR: This paper explored the meaning, definition and achievement of success, the process of negotiating multiple social identities, and the graphic representation of identity of young Muslims in New Zealand, finding that young Muslims aspire to achieve success in personal, social, material and religious domains and that they seek to balance potential- ly competing demands from family, friends, the Muslim community and the wider society.
Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Cultural Competency Research: The Revision and Expansion of the Sociocultural Adaptation Construct
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A Question of Balance: Exploring the Acculturation, Integration and Adaptation of Muslim Immigrant Youth
Jaimee Stuart,Colleen Ward +1 more
TL;DR: This paper explored the meaning, definition and achievement of success, the process of negotiating multiple social identities, and the graphic representation of identity of young Muslims in New Zealand, and found that young Muslims aspire to achieve success in personal, social, material and religious domains and that they seek to balance potentially competing demands from family, friends, the Muslim community and the wider society.
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The Effects of Intergroup Climate on Immigrants’ Acculturation Preferences
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