Embracing American Culture
- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Vol. 38 (5), 629-635
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022107305243
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between bicultural individuals' identity structure and their friendship network. A key dimension of identity structure for first-generation immigrants is the degree to which the secondary, host-culture identity is integrated into the primary, ethnic identity. Among first-generation Chinese Americans, regression analyses controlling for cultural identification strengths show that more integrated identity structures are associated with larger and more richly interconnected circles of non-Chinese friends.Keywords
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