Ch 7 Flashcards
acculturation
the process by which people migrate to learn a novel culture (host culture) that different from their heritage culture
migrating is associated with a __ stress curve
U
honeymoon, culture shock, adjustment
what factors predict adjustment to the new host cult
cultural distance
cultural fit
acceleration strategies
cultural distance
how much two cultures differ in their overall ways of life
cultural fit
the degree to which one’s personality is similar to the dominant cultural values in the host culture
integration
positive attitudes toward host and heritage culture
marginalization
negative attitudes toward host and heritage culture
seperation
negative attitudes toward host
positive attitudes toward heritage
assimilation
positive attitudes toward host
negative attitudes toward heritage culture
blending
peoples self concepts reflect a hybrid of their two cultural worlds
frame-switching
people maintain multiple self-concepts and switch between then depending on context
code switching
switching between how one thinks and acts in predominantly White versus how one acts in predominantly Black settings phenomenon studied by sociologists in African American communities
bicultural identity integration
the extent that individuals see cultures as connected or separate
bicultural identity integration
the extent that individuals see cultures as connected or separate