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Acculturation and Behaviour (Torres et al.) - Coggle Diagram
Acculturation and Behaviour (Torres et al.)
Key terms
Acculturation:
the process of adapting and changing as a result of living in a new culture
Assimilation:
individual loses home culture and completely adopts to new culture values and norms
Integration:
footing on two cultures, participate and adopt some new norms and values, but continue connection to home culture
Separation:
the rejection of new culture, no participation; stick to their own culture
Marginalization:
rejecting of both cultures, new and home cultures
Acculturative stress: stress that emerges from conflicts when individuals must adjust to a new culture of the host societ
Participants
669 Latinos (Mexican, Chicano, Cuban, etc.)
Around half born outside US, half born in the US
Results
Discrimination had less of an effect on the integrated Latinos as they had lower levels of acculturative and psychological distress
higher Anglo behavioural orientation” (i.e. were more integrated) = lower levels of acculturative stress
Higher percieved discrimination = higher levels of acculturative stress = correlated with higher level of psychological distress
Conclusion
integrating
could moderate (e.g. reduce) the effects of discrimination on mental health.
feeling pressured to integrate might exacerbate effects
Method:
Series of questionnaires
perceived discrimination (related to jobs, healthcare, being in public and education)
acculturative stress (stress related to language level)
psychological distress (depression, anxiety and physical symptoms)
Measured integration into mainstream culture