quiz 3 Flashcards
Acculturation
Acculturation is the process of cultural and psychological change that takes place as a result of contact between two or more cultural groups.
Integration
In Berry’s acculturation model, integration is when there is an interest in adopting the behaviors and values of the new culture, while still maintaining the original culture.
Assimiliation
In Berry’s acculturation model, assimilation is when an individual abandons their original culture and adopts the behaviors and values of their new culture.
Seperation
In Berry’s acculturation model, separation is when migrants maintain their own culture and minimizes contact with the new culture.
Marginalization
In Berry’s acculturation model, marginalization is when it not possible to maintain one’s original culture, but because of discrimination, it is not possible to assimilate into the new culture.
Miranda and Matheny
The aim of Miranda and Matheny’s study was to see how acculturative stress could be decreased in US immigrants. The procedure involved 197 Latino immigrants completing a questionnaire that would measure their level of acculturative stress. The researchers then asked questions to discover protective factors, which are factors that would decrease acculturative stress. The protective factors that they found were proficiency in English, effective coping skills, strong family structures, and the amount of time spent in the US.
Lueck and Wilson
The aim of Lueck and Wilson’s study was to see how acculturative stress could be decreased in US immigrants. The procedure involved administering a semi-structured interview to 2095 Asian immigrants. The results found that the factors that decreased acculturative stress were being bilingual, sharing values with one’s family, and economic satisfaction. The factors that increased acculturative stress were preference for only speaking English and negative treatment by members of their new culture.
Stereotypes
A stereotype is a social perception of an individual in terms of group membership and physical attributes. Stereotypes are generalizations made about a group and then attributed to members of that group. The generalizations can be positive or negative. In some cases, stereotypes can influence the behavior of the individual who has them.
