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Acculturation means
culture contact
The National Origins Act of 1924
first legislation restricting immigrants.
Cultural adaptation
requires the adjustment and redefining cultural identity at both the family and individual level
Racial socialization
transmission of parents’ worldviews about race and ethnicity to children by way of subtle, overt, deliberate and unintended mechanisms
Conceptualizing ethnicity as a categorical variable
simplifies the complexities of identities
Racial bias is based on
oppressive acts.
limitations in the concept of ethnicity

Most ethnic groups are not pure


May limit exploration of within-group difference


May decrease stereotyping


May simplify the complexity of identities

theoretical models that tend to focus on Protestant work ethic and the ability of the client to control his/her environment

Psychodynamic approaches


Humanistic approaches


Behavioral approaches

Biculturalism
Two originally distinct cultures in some form of co-existence

Acculturative stress

*incongruent cultural values and practices


*language difficulties


*discrimination

Xenophobia



fear of strangers or foreigners
The immigration policies of the United States have
changed often over the Nations history
Acculturation and assimilation
NOT considered equivalent
Assimilation
the adoption of one culture by individuals of another
As clinicians, if a client appears to have adopted the values of the dominant culture,
it IS important to assess acculturation.
Ethnocentrism
making assumptions about someone else’s culture based on one’s own values and views.
Language is an important dimension of
acculturation.
Acculturation and assimilation
complex processes that can be considered fluid in nature.
Requiring knowledge on historical context of the client’s ethnic heritage
multicultural competence
In each of the case studies in the textbook, the client experienced a sense of loss as part of their
acculturation process