PSYC14H3 Chapter 7: Living in Multicultural Worlds
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Week 10 chapter 7: living in multicultural worlds. North american, western europe, and australia have witnessed some of the greatest and most diverse influxes of immigration. Currently, worldwide, an estimated 130 million people are living in countries they were not born in. Acculturation: the process by which people migrate to and learn culture that is different from their original (or heritage) culture. Reaching consistent conclusions on acculturation is difficult for researchers because acculturating individuals have such widely varying experiences. Acculturating individuals can also move to dramatically different kinds of environments. People tend to move to cultures that vary in their similarity to their heritage culture. Different individuals have very different personalities, goals, and expectations that affect their acculturation experiences. Migrants: individuals who move from a heritage culture (their original culture) to a host culture (their new culture: includes those who intend to stay only temporarily (sojourners) and those who intend to move permanently (immigrants)
