Introduction

verfasst von

Peter F. Titzmann, Philipp Jugert

Abstract

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book introduces the concept of superdiversity and describes how a superdiversity lens challenges traditional concepts and approaches in studying youth in multicultural societies. It describes how globalization processes necessitate a more complex perspective on acculturation processes that go beyond bi-dimensional frameworks, and discusses the need to disentangle unique from universal processes of immigrant youth adaptation and provide theoretical and methodological considerations of cross-comparative research that can help in this disentangling. The book highlights the dynamic nature of acculturation processes by introducing the concepts of acculturative timing, tempo, pace, and synchrony as a means to study the interplay of acculturation and development. It discusses a program of research that uses experience-based sampling methods to examine how variations in daily life experiences contribute to minority youth development.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Psychologie

Externe Organisation(en)

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Typ

Vorwort/Nachwort

Seiten

1-4

Anzahl der Seiten

4

Publikationsdatum

2020

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Psychologie (insg.)

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351040266-1 (Zugang: Geschlossen)