07.03.2016 |
blog categorie(s) - Race & Ethnicity / Culture
written by Régine Debrosse
Marginal and Happy – How can people be culturally detached and well adjusted?
keywords:
culture / identity / marginalization / marginalisation / acculturation / heritage / distinctiveness / uniqueness
Marginal and Happy – How can people be culturally detached and well adjusted?
Belonging to several cultural groups at the same time can be associated with complex feelings of group membership. In this post, I will provide an explanation for the phenomenon whereby many immigrants marginalize—feel detached from the mainstream culture they live in and the heritage culture they grew up in—while feeling happy. / more