Globalization

Question 1

Cheng et al. (2009)

Answer 1

Investigate the effects of globalization on the development of idenity

713 undergraduates from China, India, Columbia and USA.

Surveys meauring behaviours towards their own culture and the global culture
—> psychological adjustments using survey instruments

Results: in all four countries, a greater identification was associated with fewer psychological symptoms and there was less identity distress.

Conclusion: global identity was modified —> new categories of global identity were developped

bicultural
globally assimilated
encapsulated locally
allienated

Strenght: offers a more valid assessment of Chinese idenity
Limitation: questionnable external validity of survey instruments
Westerns concepts may not apply to China

Question 2

Lyons-Padilla et al (2015)

Answer 2

investigated the extent to which significant loss could cause radicalization

260 first and second generation muslim immigrants in the USA between 18-25 were tested in a correlational study

Result 1: strong negative correlation between integration/acculturation and significant loss—> the more integraded the less likely to feel significant loss

Result 2: positive correlation between marginalization and significant loss—> marginalized=more likely to experience significant loss

Conclusion: there is a risk factors for muslim immigrants to become radicalized

Additional result: No correlation with radical interpretations or support for fundamentalist groups—> significant loss made tham more lilely to act that way

Question 3

Ogihura and Uchira (2014)

Answer 3

how change in value influences subjective well being

114 subject (Japan and wisconsin)

Correlational study from questionnaire

Measured:

Individualism
how many close friends
subjective well-being
life satisfaction
physical and psychological emotional states

Results:
higher individualism=less happiness
inability to make friends is the source of lack of happiness in individualistic cultures
- correlation was not found in USA

Conclusion: spread of western values could have a negative effect on people form collectivistic cultures because they were not thought to establihs strong friendships.