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4 - Identity in Remote Acculturation: Developments in Research and Methodology

from Part 1 - Acculturation and Identity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 January 2021

By
Byron G. Adams ,
Cagla Giray  and
Gail M. Ferguson
Edited by
Michael Bender  and
Byron G. Adams
Michael Bender
Affiliation:
Universiteit van Tilburg, The Netherlands
Byron G. Adams
Affiliation:
Universiteit van Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Summary

Remote acculturation advocates for acculturative processes people may be engaged in without making first-hand, continuous contact with others from different cultural groups. It creates new opportunities for people to negotiate their identities. Due to globalization and the related increase in multiculturalism in societies, the cultural context in which people find themselves provides different options about which identity-related aspects they may consider important when defining themselves. In this chapter, we examine tridimensional identity (accounting for personal, relational, social identities) in relation to remote acculturation. We start by evaluating the long-standing relationship between identity and acculturation. We then define remote acculturation as an extension of traditional (proximal) acculturation, and review quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to examine the role of identity within remote acculturative studies. The chapter closes with recommendations to enhance our understanding of the relationship between identity and remote acculturation.

Keywords

acculturationproximal acculturationremote acculturationidentitytridimensional identitymethodology.
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Methods and Assessment in Culture and Psychology , pp. 62 - 77
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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