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Judit Arends-Tóth Psychological acculturation of Turkish migrants in the Netherlands Issues in theory and assessment |
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This research project explores theoretical and methodological issues in the study of acculturation. The project included four empirical studies, each emphasizing different aspects of acculturation of Turkish-Dutch in the Netherlands. The first study investigated the views of Dutch and Turkish-Dutch adults on multiculturalism and acculturation of Turkish migrants. In the second study the experiences and implicit theories on acculturation of Turkish-Dutch were comparedto existing theoretical models. The main aim of the third study was to compare and integrate current measurement methods of acculturation. The fourth study investigated the relationship between acculturation attitudes and self-reported behaviors. The main contribution of the studies in this research project was that they pointed to the relevance of domain specificity in acculturation. In all four studies, Turkish-Dutch made a distinction between public and private life domains: integration was preferred in the public domain and separation in the private domain. Domain specificity implies an intermediate level of acculturation, meaning that individuals do not endorse both cultures to the same degree in all domains. Judit Arends-Tóth was born in Hungary in 1969. She is currently a Post-doctoral research fellow for the Babylon Institute and for the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Tilburg. Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Multiculturalism and acculturation: Views of Dutch and Turkish-Dutch 3. Dimensions and domains in models of acculturation: implicit theories of Turkish-Dutch 4. Assessment of acculturation: conceptual and methodological issues 5. Relationships between acculturation attitudes and self-reported behaviours among Turkish-Dutch 6. Discussion and conclusions Summary Samenvatting Bestel/Order |
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