Abstract
In many countries, individuals who have represented the majority group historically are decreasing in relative size and/or perceiving that they have diminished status and power compared with those self-identifying as immigrants or members of ethnic minority groups. These developments raise several salient and timely issues, including (a) how majority-group members’ cultural orientations change as a consequence of increasing intercultural contact due to shifting demographics; (b) what individual, group, cultural, and socio-structural processes shape these changes; and (c) what the implications of majority-group members’ acculturation are. Although research across several decades has examined the acculturation of individuals self-identifying as minority-group members, much less is known about how majority-group members acculturate in increasingly diverse societies. We present an overview of the state of the art in the emerging field of majority-group acculturation, identify what is known and needs to be known, and introduce a conceptual model to guide future research.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 485-494 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Current Directions in Psychological Science |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 26 Oct 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2021 |
Keywords
- acculturation
- integration
- intergroup contact
- majority group
- multiculturalism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)