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Review
. 2016 Apr:8:98-104.
doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.09.021. Epub 2015 Nov 9.

Advancing acculturation theory and research: the acculturation process in its ecological context

Colleen Ward  1 , Nicolas Geeraert  2
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Advancing acculturation theory and research: the acculturation process in its ecological context

Colleen Ward et al. Curr Opin Psychol. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

Continued intercultural contact leads to challenges and changes. As part of this process, the acculturating individual deals with acculturative stressors whose negative effects on well-being can be buffered or exacerbated by coping reactions. A second component of the acculturation process involves the acquisition, maintenance, and change of cultural behaviors, values and identities associated with heritage and settlement cultures. Both acculturative stress and acculturative change unfold in an ecological context. Within the family, acculturation discrepancies between parents and children affect acculturation trajectories and outcomes. At the institutional level, the school and workplace exert significant influences on the acculturation of young people and working adults, respectively. At the societal level attitudes, policies and prejudice affect the acculturation experiences of sojourners and immigrants and influence their psychological and socio-cultural adaptation.

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