The psychology of diaspora experiences: Intergroup contact, perceived discrimination, and the ethnic identity of Koreans in China

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-124

  Lee, Richard M ^a   Noh, Chi Young ^b   Yoo, Hyung Chol ^a   Doh, Hyun Sim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b YANBIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

China; Diaspora; Discrimination; Ethnic identity; Intergroup contact; Koreans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASPORA; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IDENTITY; KOREA; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KOREA; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 34248570309     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.13.2.115     Document Type: Article

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