- Series Information
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Acculturation and Health: State of the Field and Recommended Directions
- Theories and Models of Acculturation
- Biculturalism: Negotiating Multiple Cultural Streams
- Acculturation, Vitality, and Bilingual Healthcare
- Acculturation Research Critiques and Alternative Research Designs
- Acculturation Measurement: From Simple Proxies to Sophisticated Toolkit
- Acculturative Stress and Bicultural Stress: Psychological Measurement and Mental Health
- Redefining the Contexts of Acculturation Related Stress Among Latino Adults
- Theory and Measurement of Foreigner Objectification
- Remote Acculturation: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Implications for Health Outcomes
- Methodological Considerations for Comparative Research on Acculturation and Health
- Latino and Asian Immigrant Adult Health: Paradoxes and Explanations
- Growing up in the U.S. Inner City: Exploring the Adolescent Development and Acculturation of Urban Suicidal Latinas
- Acculturation and Alcohol Use: The Role of Environmental Contexts
- Acculturation and Alcohol Use Among Hispanic and Asian American College Students: What Do We Know and Where Could We Go?
- Acculturation and Tobacco/Illicit Drug Use in Hispanic Youth
- Acculturation and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults from Immigrant Families
- Acculturation and Violence in Minority Adolescents
- Acculturation and Physical Activity Among Latinos
- Developing a Theoretical Framework for Studies on Acculturation and Chronic Disease
- Depression Fotonovela: Integrating Cultural Factors and Entertainment-Education to Improve Depression Literacy in the Latino Community
- Cultural Adaptation of Preventive Interventions in Hispanic Youth
- Systems Contexts for Designing Culturally Adapted Prevention Interventions
- Promoting Biculturalism in Order to Prevent Behavioral and Mental Health Problems in Immigrant Families
- Future Directions for Research on Acculturation and Health
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
This chapter reviews the construct of biculturalism, focusing on individuals with multiple cultural backgrounds. The chapter focuses on biculturalism as a heterogeneous label, and it covers several variants of biculturalism that have been studied. A number of biculturalism-related constructs are discussed, including endorsement of two or more cultural streams, cultural frame switching, bicultural identity integration, globalization-based biculturalism, and triculturalism (endorsement of three or more cultural streams). Distinctions between biculturalism and triculturalism are discussed, along with consideration of situations in which more than three cultural streams may be intersecting. The chapter concludes with a section on practical implications of biculturalism and on interventions to promote biculturalism in individuals and families.
Keywords: Biculturalism, acculturation, immigration, globalization, bicultural identity integration, cultural frame switching, triculturalism, multiculturalism, intervention, family
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami
School of Education, University of Miami
Universitat Pompeu Fabra and ICREA (Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies)
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
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- Series Information
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Acculturation and Health: State of the Field and Recommended Directions
- Theories and Models of Acculturation
- Biculturalism: Negotiating Multiple Cultural Streams
- Acculturation, Vitality, and Bilingual Healthcare
- Acculturation Research Critiques and Alternative Research Designs
- Acculturation Measurement: From Simple Proxies to Sophisticated Toolkit
- Acculturative Stress and Bicultural Stress: Psychological Measurement and Mental Health
- Redefining the Contexts of Acculturation Related Stress Among Latino Adults
- Theory and Measurement of Foreigner Objectification
- Remote Acculturation: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Implications for Health Outcomes
- Methodological Considerations for Comparative Research on Acculturation and Health
- Latino and Asian Immigrant Adult Health: Paradoxes and Explanations
- Growing up in the U.S. Inner City: Exploring the Adolescent Development and Acculturation of Urban Suicidal Latinas
- Acculturation and Alcohol Use: The Role of Environmental Contexts
- Acculturation and Alcohol Use Among Hispanic and Asian American College Students: What Do We Know and Where Could We Go?
- Acculturation and Tobacco/Illicit Drug Use in Hispanic Youth
- Acculturation and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults from Immigrant Families
- Acculturation and Violence in Minority Adolescents
- Acculturation and Physical Activity Among Latinos
- Developing a Theoretical Framework for Studies on Acculturation and Chronic Disease
- Depression Fotonovela: Integrating Cultural Factors and Entertainment-Education to Improve Depression Literacy in the Latino Community
- Cultural Adaptation of Preventive Interventions in Hispanic Youth
- Systems Contexts for Designing Culturally Adapted Prevention Interventions
- Promoting Biculturalism in Order to Prevent Behavioral and Mental Health Problems in Immigrant Families
- Future Directions for Research on Acculturation and Health
- Index
