01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Midlife Crisis, Acculturation

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: BRYNILDSEN

Document Summary

4 ways of balancing ethnic identity and acculturation (depends experience and on people pushing you more towards one side or the other) Assimilation- weak feelings of ethnic identity, strong feelings of acculturation. When someone feels more strongly identified with the dominant culture and less with their ethnic identity (it could be based on the movies they watch, the way they dress) Separatist- strong feelings of ethnic identity, weak feelings of acculturation. When someone feels weakly identified with the dominant culture and strongly identifies with their ethnic group. Marginal- weak feelings of ethnic identity, weak feelings of acculaturation. When someone feels they don"t identify with the dominant culture or their ethnic group. Bicultural- strong feelings of ethnic identity, strong feelings of acculturation. When someone feels equally identified with both the dominant culture and their ethnic group. Frame switching- easily switching between the identities (whether it"s with language, food) Established identify and moving towards setting up long lasting relationships (friendships, marriage)