Cross-cultural Psychology and Psychology of Acculturation: Analytical Study of Identity Strategies and Acculturation

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This theoretical paper aims to cast light on cross-cultural psychology in general. It provides a brief historical overview of the relationship of psychology to culture and the emergence of cross-cultural psychology and psychology of acculturation and its aims, indicating the importance of this academic field in studying psychological and sociological phenomena in multicultural societies. The study presents a comparative analytical reading of the theories of identity strategies and acculturation strategies, and proposes combining and reconciling them in a way that connects the individual (micro) psychological level and the collective sociological (macro) level in analysis and generalization. This vision aims to transcend specifics and the trend of narrow psychological responses towards more comprehensive understanding of individuals’ behavior within pluralist societies.

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This theoretical paper aims to cast light on cross-cultural psychology in general. It provides a brief historical overview of the relationship of psychology to culture and the emergence of cross-cultural psychology and psychology of acculturation and its aims, indicating the importance of this academic field in studying psychological and sociological phenomena in multicultural societies. The study presents a comparative analytical reading of the theories of identity strategies and acculturation strategies, and proposes combining and reconciling them in a way that connects the individual (micro) psychological level and the collective sociological (macro) level in analysis and generalization. This vision aims to transcend specifics and the trend of narrow psychological responses towards more comprehensive understanding of individuals’ behavior within pluralist societies.

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