When Integration Does Not Necessarily Imply Integration Different Conceptualizations of Acculturation Orientations Lead to Different Classifications

This study compared three conceptualizations of acculturation orientations (i.e., contact, adoption, and identification) in two samples of ethnic minority members (N= 290) in Belgium. In line with the hypotheses, these conceptualizations yielded substantially different distributions of participants...

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Published in:	Journal of cross-cultural psychology Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 231 - 239
Main Authors:	Snauwaert, Boris, Soenens, Bart, Vanbeselaere, Norbert, Boen, Filip
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01-03-2003
Subjects:	Acculturation Belgium Concepts Ethnic minorities Integration acculturation orientations conceptualization methodology
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Summary:	This study compared three conceptualizations of acculturation orientations (i.e., contact, adoption, and identification) in two samples of ethnic minority members (N= 290) in Belgium. In line with the hypotheses, these conceptualizations yielded substantially different distributions of participants across four acculturation orientations (i.e., integration, assimilation, separation, and marginalization): Integration was the most popular orientation according to the contact conceptualization, but separation was the most popular one according to the adoption and identification conceptualization.
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ISSN:	0022-0221 1552-5422
DOI:	10.1177/0022022102250250