Acculturation and psychological adaptation / Vanessa Smith Castro ; foreword by Ulrich Wagner and Thomas F. Pettigrew.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castro, Vanessa Smith, 1969-

Series:

Contributions in psychology 0736-2714 ; no. 41.

Contributions in psychology, 0736-2714 ; no. 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acculturation.

Adaptation (Psychology).

Ethnicity.

Intergroup relations--Costa Rica.

Intergroup relations.

Ethnic relations.

Costa Rica--Ethnic relations.

Costa Rica.

Physical Description:

xii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.

Summary:

Examines the effects of intercultural contact and acculturation on individuals' feelings of self-regard in Latin American settings, revealing general aspects of the acculturation processes that may apply across groups and specific outcomes.

Contents:

The Study of Acculturation: Heuristic and Methodological Challenges 2

The Study of Acculturation: Including Cultural Diversity 3

A Note on Organization 5

1 Cultural Contact and Acculturation 7

Acculturation 8

Models of Acculturation 10

A Framework for Research on Acculturation with Ethnic Groups 26

2 Ethnic Identity 33

Ethnic Identity as a Multidimensional Construct 34

Understanding Ethnic Identity from the Social Identity Approach 39

Antecedents of Ethnic Identity: Empirical Evidence 46

3 Intergroup Attitudes and Behaviors 55

Groups in Contact: Basic Concepts in the Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations 56

Understanding Intergroup Hostility 63

Intergroup Harmony: Preconditions and Mechanisms 76

4 Psychological Adaptation 83

Psychological Adaptation to Ethnically Plural Settings 84

Acculturation Outcomes 87

Empirical Evidence 89

Predicting Acculturation Outcomes: Research Hypotheses 96

5 Acculturation and Psychological Adaptation: Methodological Issues 105

Participants 105

Measuring Acculturation and Psychological Adaptation 107

Procedure 117

Overview of the Analyses 117

6 Acculturation and Psychological Adaptation: Research Results 121

A Further Test of the Structure and Properties of the Scales 121

Mapping Acculturation Strategies 127

Preliminary Analyses 129

Primary Analyses 138

An Integrative Overview 161

The Measurement of Acculturation Dimensions and Strategies 172

Limitations and Future Directions 174

A Instructions for the Classification of Parents' Occupations 177

B Results of the Classification of Parents' Occupations 179

D Descriptive and Psychometric Data of All Measures in the Pilot Study 189

E Descriptive and Psychometric Data of the Measures in the Main Study 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-212) and index.

ISBN:

0313323275

OCLC:

49805492