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

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

1999

Author dc:creator

• Navarrete-Vivero, Veronica

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jenkins, Sharon Rae
• Hayslip, Bert
• Ramos, Vincent

• Race -- Psychological aspects.
• Ethnicity -- Psychological aspects.
• Multiculturalism -- Psychological aspects.
• Minorities -- Psychology.
• ethnic identity
• identity development
• race
• ethnicity
• culture

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Navarrete-Vivero, Veronica
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 46985521
untcat: b2295820
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2179/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

info:ark/67531/metadc2179