Acculturation: A Psychometric Perspective

Traditional measurement models based on cultural group or generational typologies do not adequately address conceptual and methodological problems in the psychometric approach to acculturation. A model is proposed that provides for the examination of relationships between multidimensional sets of qu...

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Published in:	American Psychologist Vol. 34; no. 11; p. 1061
Main Author:	Olmedo, Esteban L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	01-11-1979
Subjects:	Acculturation Cross Cultural Studies Ethnicity Measurement Psychometrics Research Reviews (Publications)
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Summary:	Traditional measurement models based on cultural group or generational typologies do not adequately address conceptual and methodological problems in the psychometric approach to acculturation. A model is proposed that provides for the examination of relationships between multidimensional sets of quantitatively defined cultural variables. (Author/GC)