PSYC 307 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Stereotype Threat, Code-Switching, Acculturation
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Acculturation the process by which people migrate to and learn a culture that is different from their original (or heritage) culture. People move to different kinds of environments: cultural ghettos where they can speak their own language or homogenous neighbourhoods where they"re the only people that are different. Moving to a new culture involves psychological adjustment: acquiring a new language, learning new interpersonal and social behaviours, becoming accustomed to new values, etc. Migrants those who move from a heritage culture (their original culture) to a host culture (their new culture) Includes sojourners those who intend to stay only temporarily (me!) Includes immigrants those who intend to stay permanently. Classic study done on norwegian fulbright scholars in the us. The adjustment experience is a u-shaped curve, with y-axis as positive feelings toward the host culture. Goes from: honeymoon culture shock adjustment/acceptance. Tourists don"t stick around long enough to move past this stage.
