Acculturation

Question 1

Acculturation

Definition

Answer 1

Process, individual comes into contact with culture that is not their own, begins to adopt norms, behavior of that culture

Question 2

Acculturation

Involves process of:

Answer 2

Social
Psychological CHANGE&raquo_space; involves
Cultural Adaptation

Question 3

Contact with other cultures:

Answer 3

People may change

  BUT 

The extent of this change presents variability

Question 4

Intercultural conflict:

Answer 4

Acknowledged by berry as part of acculturation

Question 5

4 acculturation strategies

 .......

Most positive outcomes:

Least adaptive strategy:

Answer 5

Assimilation: does not maintain own cultural identity and takes the identity of the host culture

Separation: rejects the host culture and focuses on preserving his/her identity culture

Integration: prefers to maintain both his/her own cultural identity and interact with the host culture

Marginalization: little interest in keeping his cultural identity and taking the host culture and rejects both

Most positive outcomes: integration
Least adoptive strategy: marginalization

Question 6

Relevant studies are about:

And are particularly looking

Answer 6

Immigrants

Looking into the blending of culture through long term contact

In the first stages:
Maintain some or all their cultural practices

Throughout the years:
More likely to be minimized

Question 7

Berry

Answer 7

Has worked closely with Canadian government

In order to design programs for smooth transportation

He is proponent: developing strategies that will allow integration

His aim
i) enable cultural diversity in
Communities
ii) ensure that there is equitable
Participation

Question 8

Acculturation

CT

Answer 8

1 a) most research is from:
Poorer -> richer
b) difficult to find representative sample

2)longitudinal studies required