Challenges of adolescent and young adult Chinese American identity construction: An application of problematic integration theory

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 316-335

  Shi, Xiaowei ^a   Babrow, Austin S ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Ambivalence; Bicultural identity; Chinese American identity; Identity; Intercultural identity; Problematic integration theory; Social construction; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749003286     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310701672935     Document Type: Article

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