Ethnically Mixed Individuals: Cultural Homelessness or Multicultural Integration?

Studies addressing racial/ethnic identity development have often overlooked the developmental cultural context. The impact of growing up with contradictory cultures has not been well explored. Immersion in multiple cultures may produce mixed patterns of strengths deficits. This study reviews the literature's currently inconsistent usage of the terms race, ethnicity, and culture; introduces the concept and theoretical framework of Cultural Homelessness; relates CH to multicultural integration; and develops two study-specific measures (included) to examine the construct validity of CH. The sample’s (N = 448, 67% women) racial, ethnic, and cultural mixture was coded back three generations using complex coding criteria. Empirical findings supported the CH-specific pattern of cognitive and social strengths with emotional difficulties: social adaptability and cross-cultural competence but also low self-esteem and shame regarding diff

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2179
Date05 1900
CreatorsNavarrete-Vivero, Veronica
ContributorsJenkins, Sharon Rae, Hayslip, Bert, Ramos, Vincent
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Navarrete-Vivero, Veronica, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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