Acculturation and Psychological Adaptation
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Acculturation and Psychological Adaptation

  1. 232 pages
  2. English
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Acculturation and Psychological Adaptation

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This volume addresses the psychological impact of interethnic contact and acculturation in Latin American settings, focusing on the effects of acculturation on self-esteem among adolescents. Opening with an account of relevant theoretical and empirical literature on interethnic contact and acculturation, this book represents an acid test of the cross-cultural applicability of theory and method largely derived from research on acculturation to North American and European settings. Much research has focused on acculturation processes among ethnic immigrants and ethnic minorities leading to the impression that host or majority groups remain unchangeable during acculturation. By contrast, this volume shows that psychological changes occur in all groups involved in the contact, reinforcing the idea that acculturation is a special case of mutual influence. This book will be of special interest for researchers, scholars or students seeking to understand the acculuturation process outside North America and Europe. Strong evidence is pressented showing the development of positive ties with both one's own and other relevant groups provides a more solid basis for self-esteem than relinquishing ties to the ethnic group of reference.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Tables and Figures
  3. Foreword
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. The Study of Acculturation: Heuristic and Methodological Challenges
  7. The Study of Acculturation: Including Cultural Diversity
  8. A Note on Organization
  9. 1 Cultural Contact and Acculturation
  10. 2 Ethnic Identity
  11. 3 Intergroup Attitudes and Behaviors
  12. 4 Psychological Adaptation
  13. 5 Acculturation and Psychological Adaptation: Methodological Issues
  14. 6 Acculturation and Psychological Adaptation: Research Results
  15. 7 Conclusions
  16. Appendixes
  17. A Instructions for the Classification of Parents’ Occupations
  18. B Results of the Classification of Parents’ Occupations
  19. C Questionnaire
  20. D Descriptive and Psychometric Data of All Measures in the Pilot Study
  21. E Descriptive and Psychometric Data of the Measures in the Main Study
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index