Sociocultural Approach - Acculturation

Question 1

What is acculturation?

Answer 1

the process of changing and assimilating to a new culture

Question 2

What is accumulative stress?

Answer 2

the clash between the dominant culture and an individual’s own culture

Question 3

What is assimilation?

Answer 3

when an individual does not wish to maintain their own culture and assimilate into the dominant culture

Question 4

What is separation?

Answer 4

when an individual wishes to maintain their own culture and separates themselves from the dominant culture

Question 5

What is integration?

Answer 5

when an individual wishes to interact with the dominant culture while maintaining their own culture

Question 6

What is marginalisation?

Answer 6

when an individual has no wish to associate with the dominant culture or their own culture

Question 7

What is Berry’s acculturation model?

Answer 7

Assimilation, separation, integration, marginalisation

Question 8

What is the study for Acculturation?

Answer 8

Inman et al (2007)

Question 9

What is the aim?

Answer 9

To investigate cultural transmission of ethnic identity from first generation indian parents to their children

Question 10

What is the method?

Answer 10

Consensual qualitative research, data gathered by semi-structured interviews and analysed through inductive content analysis

Question 11

What is the sample?

Answer 11

16 first generation indian hindu parents who had moved to the USA in the 1960s and 1970s

Question 12

What is the procedure?

Answer 12

• Selected through purposive and snowball sampling
• Participants were asked to classify themselves as ‘very indian’, ‘somewhat indian’, ‘bicultural’, ‘somewhat american’, or ‘very american’.
• They were asked to expand on this self construal in the interview

Question 13

What is self construal?

Answer 13

self-definition; the extent to which the self is defined independently of others or interdependently with others

Question 14

What are the results?

Answer 14

• Ethinc Identity: Two categories, inner core as Indian and self as bicultural, emerged as important for both groups of parents. This is the parents’ self‐construal and conforms well to Berry’s integration strategy
• Factors contributing to ethnic identity retention: Engagement in cultural celebrations and activities; maintaining traditional values and upbringing; family ties; and the need for social support all emerged as typical categories for both mothers and fathers
• Values: need for cultural continuity; educational and financial security; discouragement of dating and premarital sex; concern for others; and associating with the right kind of people

Question 15

What is the conclusion?

Answer 15

Keeping with Berry’s acculturation model pps accultured to the host culture. Data suggests that pps engaged in a thoughtful process of negotiating conflciting cultural demands