
Acculturation
A Personal Journey across Cultures
John W. Berry(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 29. August 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
66 pages
978-1-108-73109-6 (ISBN)
Description
Acculturation is the process of group and individual changes in culture and behaviour that result from intercultural contact. These changes have been taking place forever, and continue at an increasing pace as more and more peoples of different cultures move, meet and interact. Variations in the meanings of the concept, and some systematic conceptualisations of it are presented. This is followed by a survey of empirical work with indigenous, immigrant and ethnocultural peoples around the globe that employed both ethnographic (qualitative) and psychological (quantitative) methods. This wide-ranging research has been undertaken in a quest for possible general principles (or universals) of acculturation. This Element concludes with a short evaluation of the field of acculturation; its past, present and future.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 6 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
111 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-73109-6 (9781108731096)
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Content
1. Introduction; 2. Acculturation; 3. General acculturation framework; 4. Adaptation to acculturation; 5. Assessment of acculturation and adaptation; 6. Empirical research on acculturation; 7. Conclusion.