Relative Acculturation Extended Model (RAEM): New contributions with regard to the study of acculturation

A review of the acculturation experiences of international students

“…Piontkowski, Rohmann, and Florack (2002) expanded on the IAM to develop the concordance model of acculturation (CMA), which specifically outlines four concordance outcomes (consensual, culture-problematic, contact-problematic, and conflictual) produced from different possibilities of match or mismatch between the host and migrant acculturation attitudes. Navas et al (2005) devised the relative acculturation extended model (RAEM) based on Berry's taxonomy of acculturation attitudes, the IAM, and the CMA. The distinguishing factor of this model is the depiction of several sociocultural domains across which the acculturation attitudes preferred and adopted by the host and migrant interact and can vary (e.g., assimilation in the workplace, separation for religious beliefs).…”

“…This review discussed the psychological acculturation of international students drawing upon the framework of current acculturation models (Arends-Toth & van de Vijver, 2006;Berry, 1997Berry, , 2006Bourhis, et al, 1997;Navas, et al, 2005;Piontkowski, et al, 2002;Safdar, et al, 2003;Ward, et al, 2001). It is important to note that these models have not been applied in their entirety.…”

Acculturation and overseas assignments: A review and research agenda

“…Recent PSA research suggests that perhaps a more selective approach depending upon the type of intercultural contact such as private, public or work environment might be more successful (Navas et al, 2005). For example, Turkish immigrants in the Netherlands used different acculturation strategies depending upon their public versus private life (Arends-Tóth & Van de Vijver, 2004).…”

The development and validation of an acculturation scale: An empirical study based on experimental data

“…In anthropology, the latest development of the acculturation model is the relative acculturation extended model (RAEM) (Navas, García, Sánchez, Rojas, Pumares & Fernández, 2005). This model synthesizes the research of Berry and Bourhis, making a distinction between the ideal and real situation of the acculturation of both immigrants and the dominant society and considering the various domains of sociocultural reality in which different acculturation strategies may be adopted by immigrants and the dominant society.…”