Biculturalism amongst ethnic minorities: Its impact for individuals and intergroup relations
This review article offers an integration of acculturation, biculturalism, and intergroup relations research. Additionally, it argues that bicultural identities can be more accurately conceptualised as a third, hyphenated cultural identity (e.g., Chinese‐Australian), in addition to one's ethnic...
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| description | This review article offers an integration of acculturation, biculturalism, and intergroup relations research. Additionally, it argues that bicultural identities can be more accurately conceptualised as a third, hyphenated cultural identity (e.g., Chinese‐Australian), in addition to one's ethnic and the dominant national identity. In doing so, this article proposes that hyphenated cultural identities may be personally meaningful for many ethnic minorities and discusses the function of hyphenated cultural identification for individuals and society. Given the relevance of bicultural identification, it is argued that recognising and understanding a hyphenated cultural identity is fundamental to ethnic minorities' wellbeing, as well as improving the quality of intergroup relations in multicultural societies, such as Australia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5a12652514b4c0ca69ae0224dbd5d382023-09-19T08:54:46ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAustralian Journal of Psychology0004-95301742-95362017-12-0169422923610.1111/ajpy.1215312098860Biculturalism amongst ethnic minorities: Its impact for individuals and intergroup relationsEileen Chu0Fiona A. White1Stefano Verrelli2The University of SydneyThe University of SydneyThe University of SydneyThis review article offers an integration of acculturation, biculturalism, and intergroup relations research. Additionally, it argues that bicultural identities can be more accurately conceptualised as a third, hyphenated cultural identity (e.g., Chinese‐Australian), in addition to one's ethnic and the dominant national identity. In doing so, this article proposes that hyphenated cultural identities may be personally meaningful for many ethnic minorities and discusses the function of hyphenated cultural identification for individuals and society. Given the relevance of bicultural identification, it is argued that recognising and understanding a hyphenated cultural identity is fundamental to ethnic minorities' wellbeing, as well as improving the quality of intergroup relations in multicultural societies, such as Australia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12153acculturationbiculturalismdual identityethnicityintergroup relationsprejudice |
| spellingShingle | Eileen Chu Fiona A. White Stefano Verrelli Biculturalism amongst ethnic minorities: Its impact for individuals and intergroup relations Australian Journal of Psychology acculturation biculturalism dual identity ethnicity intergroup relations prejudice |
| title | Biculturalism amongst ethnic minorities: Its impact for individuals and intergroup relations |
| title_full | Biculturalism amongst ethnic minorities: Its impact for individuals and intergroup relations |
| title_fullStr | Biculturalism amongst ethnic minorities: Its impact for individuals and intergroup relations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biculturalism amongst ethnic minorities: Its impact for individuals and intergroup relations |
| title_short | Biculturalism amongst ethnic minorities: Its impact for individuals and intergroup relations |
| title_sort | biculturalism amongst ethnic minorities its impact for individuals and intergroup relations |
| topic | acculturation biculturalism dual identity ethnicity intergroup relations prejudice |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12153 |
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