How are acculturation orientations associated among majority-group members? The moderating role of ideology and levels of identity

Kunst, Jonas R.; Coenen, Ann-Cathrin; Gundersen, Aleksander B.; Obaidi, Milan

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2023.101857

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“…The diminished inclination among majority-group members to adopt other cultures can also be linked to personal preferences pertaining to social hierarchies. Specifically, those who identify strongly with their own nation, are prejudiced, demonstrate ethnocentric tendencies, or show a right-wing political inclination are less likely to adopt elements from other cultures (Kunst, Coenen, et al, 2023;Lefringhausen & Marshall, 2016;López-Rodríguez et al, 2023).…”

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“…Generally, a significant proportion of majority-group members across diverse cultural contexts report adopting immigrant and minority-group cultures while maintaining their own (Kunst, Lefringhausen, Sam, et al, 2021). The available evidence reveals that such cultural adoption among majority-group members is selective, as it predominantly occurs in individuals with specific psychological profiles and varies based on how they perceive immigrants Kunst, Coenen, et al, 2023;Kunst, Lefringhausen, Skaar, et al, 2021;Lefringhausen et al, 2021;Vázquez-Flores et al, 2023). Furthermore, studies indicate that cultural adoption is particularly evident within the private realm (Haugen & Kunst, 2017), often influenced by personal associations such as peers and friends, although this effect presumably varies with the ethnic heterogeneity of the society.…”

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Delineating the Boundaries Between Genuine Cultural Change and Cultural Appropriation in Majority-Group Acculturation

Kunst,

Lefringhausen,

Zagefka

2023

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An emerging literature has begun to explore the acculturation of majority-group members within increasingly diverse societies, recognizing that this process does not occur within a social vacuum. Given the inherent power asymmetries and ethnic hierarchies that usually favor the majority group, it becomes critical to examine their acculturation process through the lens of power dynamics. Central to this examination is determining whether majority group’s adoption of other cultures constitutes cultural appropriation. In this paper, we theoretically delineate when majority-group acculturation equates to cultural appropriation and when it does not. We argue that cultural appropriation becomes evident when majority-group members exploit cultural elements from less powerful ethnic groups against their will, often for material gains, without providing proper credit or demonstrating a deeper understanding of the culture. By contrast, cultural adoption cannot be deemed appropriation when it manifests in deep rather than surface cultural learning, regards other cultural groups as equal and not inferior, and is accepted by the group whose culture is being adopted. Existing acculturation research suggests that the cultural adoption by majority-group members is typically driven more by egalitarian motives than by a desire for dominance, and that minority groups do not principally object to this adoption. Therefore, it is improbable that all aspects of majority-group members’ cultural adoption would constitute cultural appropriation. However, further research is needed to empirically differentiate cultural appropriation from genuine forms of cultural adoption within majority groups, particularly by investigating the perspectives of the groups whose cultures are being adopted.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Delineating the Boundaries Between Genuine Cultural Change and Cultural Appropriation in Majority-Group Acculturation

Kunst,

Lefringhausen,

Zagefka

2023

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“…However, we are only aware of one study investigating the factors moderating this relationship among majority-group members (Kunst, Coenen, et al, 2023). Whereas this existing study focused on the role of individual differences (e.g., participants' global identity, political orientation) and the adoption of the culture of immigrants generally, we aimed to test whether positive intergroup perceptions of a range of different immigrant groups would moderate the association between participants' own culture maintenance and other culture adoption.…”

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Selective Cultural Adoption: The Roles of Warmth, Competence, Morality, and Perceived Indispensability in Majority-Group Acculturation

Kunst,

Bierwiaczonek,

Obaidi

et al. 2023

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Psychological research has only recently begun to consider the dynamics involved in the acculturation of majority groups. Recognizing heterogeneity among immigrant groups, the present work investigates the influence of perceived characteristics of these groups on majority-group members’ adoption of immigrant cultures. In three pre-registered studies–one correlational (N = 201) and two experimental (Ns = 144 and 146)–with within-subjects designs and close to politically representative samples from the U.K. and U.S., we show that majority-group members are more willing to adopt the culture of immigrants that are perceived as warm, competent, and moral because this makes these immigrants seem indispensable to the identity and economy of the mainstream society. Our studies highlight the importance of considering the differentiated acculturation that majority-group members have to various immigrant groups within the same national context. We delve into the societal and cultural repercussions arising from this selective uptake of other cultures.

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“…Thus far, research on the majority-group members' acculturation has primarily focused on Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) contexts where migration has long been the focal point for socioeconomic transformation (Kunst et al, 2023b). On the other hand, acculturation has been understudied in non-WEIRD societies such as Japan where immigration is still considered as a new phenomenon.…”

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Intercultural experience facilitates majority-group acculturation through ethnocultural empathy: Evidence from a mixed-methods investigation in Japan

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2023

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The present two-phased sequential exploratory mixed-methods study investigated majority-group members’ acculturation through pre-tertiary Japanese teachers’ experiences with children of Kurdish asylum-seekers in school settings. In Study 1, we employed an interpretative phenomenological analysis to understand and make meaning of the personal experiences of nine Japanese pre-tertiary teachers from a majority-group acculturation perspective. The qualitative data suggested a link between the participants’ intercultural contact experience, ethnocultural empathy, and receptiveness to majority-group acculturation. Furthermore, the acculturative changes experienced by the majority-group members appeared to influence institutional changes. Subsequently, we tested these relationships in quantitative analysis with a sample of 110 Japanese school teachers in Study 2. We used a survey informed by the works of Wang et al.’s (2003) Ethnocultural Empathy scale and Kunst et al.’s (2023) Majority-Group Acculturation scale. The results confirmed the positive association between intercultural contact experience, ethnocultural empathy, and majority-group members’ acculturation. We conclude that promoting multiculturalism in school settings may have long-term benefits for both majority and minority group members within the Japanese context despite potential adversities involved in regular intercultural contact.

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How are acculturation orientations associated among majority-group members? The moderating role of ideology and levels of identity

Cited by 12 publications

References 57 publications

Delineating the Boundaries Between Genuine Cultural Change and Cultural Appropriation in Majority-Group Acculturation

Delineating the Boundaries Between Genuine Cultural Change and Cultural Appropriation in Majority-Group Acculturation

Selective Cultural Adoption: The Roles of Warmth, Competence, Morality, and Perceived Indispensability in Majority-Group Acculturation

Intercultural experience facilitates majority-group acculturation through ethnocultural empathy: Evidence from a mixed-methods investigation in Japan

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