Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Volume 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 443-467

Acculturation orientations and social relations between immigrant and host community members in California (Article)

Bourhis R.Y. , Barrette G. , El-Geledi S. , Schmidt Sr. R.
  • a Université du Québec À Montréal, CAN, Canada, Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec À Montréal, Succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada, French and Eenglish School System, France
  • b Université du Québec À Montréal, CAN, Canada, Social and Industrial/organizational Psychology, Universitédu Québec À Montréal, Canada
  • c Université du Québec À Montréal, CAN, Canada, McGgill University
  • d California State University, Long Beach, United States, Deapartment of Political Science, California State University, United States

Abstract

This study, based on the Interactive Acculturation Model, investigates the acculturation orientations of undergraduates attending a multicultural university in Los Angeles County. European Americans (n = 178), African Americans (n = 88), Asian immigrants (n = 165), and Hispanic immigrants (n = 109) participated in the questionnaire study. Results show that individualism and integrationism are the acculturation orientations preferred by European American, African American, and Asian immigrants. Hispanic immigrants also prefer individualism. Assimilationism, segregationism, and exclusionism are least endorsed by host community members. Immigrants moderately endorse separatism and weakly endorse assimilationism and marginalization. The social psychological profile of each acculturation orientation revealed that integrationism and individualism was associated with harmonious relational outcomes, whereas assimilationism, segregationism, separatism, and exclusionism were associated with problematic and conflictual intergroup relations. © 2009 Sage Publications.

Author Keywords

Asian immigrants Host community Immigrant African americans European Americans Interactive acculturation model Acculturation Hispanic immigrants

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DOI: 10.1177/0022022108330988
ISSN: 00220221
Cited by: 52
Original Language: English