Evidence for a sensitive period for acculturation: Younger immigrants report acculturating at a faster rate

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-152

  Cheung, Benjamin Y ^a   Chudek, Maciej ^a   Heine, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

acculturation; culture; immigration; phenotypic plasticity; sensitive period

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CANADA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952056887     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610394661     Document Type: Article

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