Biculturalism: A model of the effects of second-culture exposure on acculturation and integrative complexity

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-190

  Tadmor, Carmit T ^a,b   Tetlock, Philip E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Acculturation; Biculturalism; Integrative complexity; Overseas assignments; Perspective taking; Value pluralism

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944482065     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022105284495     Document Type: Review

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