Bicultural identity conflict in second-generation asian Canadians

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-65

  Stroink, Mirella ^a   Lalonde, Richard ^a,b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Bicultural conflict; Immigration; Social identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; ASIAN; CANADA; CONFLICT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149180462     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.149.1.44-65     Document Type: Article

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