I Am A Human Like U Flashcards
Why?
Offer insight into the processes of the diological self, and how it reacts to the uncertainty caused by the break of continuity within cross cultural interactions.
What did they study?
Qualitative study of people on cultural contact zones in cork, Nationals immigrants and asylum seekers.
Results?
The pps utilised there I as human being diologocal position too maintain continuity.
A risk of radical personal change?
Undermining personal continuity. (Ball and chandler 1989)
Evidence for a psychological need for cultural continuity?
Chandler and lalonde 1998 found a realationsip between threatened cultural traditions and youth subsides. Could also look at adolescent issues Arnett highlighted.
How can the consequences of broken cultural continuity on the individual be observed?
Display of uncertainty
Why did hermans and kempen 1998 call for a focus on cultural contact zones?
Because understanding self and identity is essential in the modern world where globalisation is increasing the cultural over lap
What’s a contact zone?
Space where previously unconnected cultures meet.
Issue with cultural diversity in formally homogeneous cultures?
is the introduction of the other makes individuals aware of there own personal constructs. Causing uncertainty which can be experienced as threat.
Good explanation of diological self and cultural identity?
P354
Because identities do not exist in I I collation (hermans 2003) how is cultural identity formed?
One understands self through other, so cultural identy is created through contact with other
Hypothesis?
Cross cultural contact will break down temporal connections of Irish culture for nationals and home culture for migrants on an individual level.
How to display pps info?
Table in intro near end next to hypothesis
How does I as a human being work as a defence strategy?
Allows ppl to find common ground between self and other
How does I
As a human manifest?
Dependent on cultural domination. If humanity and cultural identity has been challenged more explicitly than culturally dominant p 360
Strength of I as a human being position?
Transcends culture ethnicity and political status. Emphasises basic equality that is entitled to human rights.
What can I as human position reject?
Racism on the grounds of cultural differences. And unwanted culturL positions.
Widening there cultural group to human allows for what?
Maintain identity regardless of location and cultural diversity because they always have and will be human and this basic position identifies with the physical body of all other humans. P.363
