Reference : Acculturation strategies of young immigrants living in Belgium: The view of young Bel...
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http://hdl.handle.net/10993/38839
Acculturation strategies of young immigrants living in Belgium: The view of young Belgian nationals
English
Barros Coimbra, Stephanie[University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > >]
Albert, Isabelle[University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
Ferring, Dieter[University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
Assaad, Azzi[Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB > Center for Social and Cultural Psychology]
2016
Unity, diversity and culture. Proceedings from the 22nd Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
[en] In contemporary society, migration has become a key topic. According to Berry (1997), individuals might display different attitudes and behaviors in the process of acculturation, defined as cultural and psychological changes resulting from the direct contact among members of multiple cultures. Whereas most research has concentrated on the acculturation strategies of immigrants, the aim of this study is to focus on the preferences of members of the receiving society. In particular, we analyze which strategy young Belgians consider the most suitable for immigrants to adopt, using a sample of Belgian students between the ages of 18 and 29 years living in Brussels. We account for several variables to shed light on the important aspects of intergroup relationships between host nationals and immigrants.