Acculturation Patterns Research Articles

Dietary Acculturation Is Associated With Altered Gut Microbiome, Circulating Metabolites, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in US Hispanics and Latinos: Results From HCHS/SOL.

Dietary acculturation, or adoption of dominant culture diet by migrant groups, influences human health. We aimed to examine dietary acculturation and its relationships with cardiovascular disease (CVD), gut microbiota, and blood metabolites among US Hispanic and Latino adults. In the HCHS/SOL (Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos), US exposure was defined by years in the United States (50 states and Washington, DC) and US nativity. A dietary acculturation pattern was derived from 14 172 participants with two 24-hour dietary recalls at baseline (2008-2011) using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression, with food groups as predictors of US exposure. We evaluated associations of dietary acculturation with incident CVD across ≈7 years of follow-up (n=211/14 172 cases/total) and gut microbiota (n=2349; visit 2, 2014 to 2017). Serum metabolites associated with both dietary acculturation-related gut microbiota (n=694) and incident CVD (n=108/5256 cases/total) were used as proxy measures to assess the association of diet-related gut microbiome with incident CVD. We identified an empirical US-oriented dietary acculturation score that increased with US exposure. Higher dietary acculturation score was associated with higher risk of incident CVD (hazard ratio per SD, 1.33 [95% CI, 1.13-1.57]), adjusted for sociodemographic, lifestyle, and clinical factors. Sixty-nine microbial species (17 enriched from diverse species, 52 depleted mainly from fiber-utilizing Clostridia and Prevotella species) were associated with dietary acculturation, driven by lower intakes of whole grains, beans, and fruits and higher intakes of refined grains. Twenty-five metabolites, involved predominantly in fatty acid and glycerophospholipid metabolism (eg, branched-chain 14:0 dicarboxylic acid** and glycerophosphoethanolamine), were associated with both diet acculturation-related gut microbiota and incident CVD. Proxy association analysis based on these metabolites suggested a positive relationship between diet acculturation-related microbiome and risk of CVD (r=0.70, P<0.001). Among US Hispanic and Latino adults, greater dietary acculturation was associated with elevated CVD risk, possibly through alterations in gut microbiota and related metabolites. Diet and microbiota-targeted interventions may offer opportunities to mitigate CVD burdens of dietary acculturation.

Jewish Women, Native-Born and Migrants, in Brussels: Social Integration, “Bubbles” and Acculturation

The purpose of this study is to compare two groups of Jewish women, native-born and migrants, who reside in Brussels regarding their social integration into native-born Jewish and non-Jewish communities and the acculturation strategies they employ. It seems that Brussels is not as socially and culturally open, as perceived by the interviewees. Hence, the social networks of women in our study, as well as their acculturation patterns, differ in degree of separation between native-born Jewish women, non-Israeli immigrants and Israeli immigrants. The former maintain social networks characterized by fluid boundaries between them and the majority society, whereas non-Israeli immigrants are characterized by shared, not very dense networks with the native-born Jewish community and diasporic networks. Finally, Israeli women are characterized by almost completely closed social networks, which can be defined as a distinct “Israeli bubble.” As for their acculturation strategies, native-born women are those who are more integrated among non-Jews and native-born Jews, as expected from their familiarity with the culture and their long-term interactions, despite being partially marginalized as minority. Migrant women are less integrated and more separated from both native-born Jews and – to a larger extent – from non-Jews; so are Israelis. Social networks which gradually become communities are mainly created by women and maintained by them over the years. Therefore, the study of social networks, their structure and construction through daily interactions, and their contribution to the ethnic-diasporic community building have become the source of women’s strength in the host country – as immigrants and as a native-born minority group.

Acculturation patterns as reflected in narratives of Ethiopian Israeli teachers

This study examines the professional path of 14 Ethiopian Israeli teachers and analyzes the acculturation patterns in their narratives. The teachers were interviewed about their professional integration, and their stories were characterized according to their motivations: teaching as a tool for achieving self-confidence, teaching as a mission, and teaching as a means of employment security. In the discussion, the relationship between the motivation and acculturation is examined. The study shows the importance of viewing the teachers as individuals instead of stereotyping them, and it may contribute to greater integration of immigrant teachers of color and immigrant cultures around the world.

Prevalence and social determinants of depression: A cross-sectional survey of Myanmar migrant workers in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand

ABSTRACT Background: Depression is a common mental disorder and the sixth leading cause of disability in Thailand. Chiang Mai has historically been a city of attraction for labour migration for Shan migrants from the adjacent Southern Shan State of Myanmar. Currently, only infectious diseases are screened during the pre-employment period. Prevention and early detection of noncommunicable diseases can improve a healthy workforce and reduce the healthcare burden on the host country. Therefore, we aimed to determine the prevalence of depression and associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was done among Myanmar migrant adults legally working in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Results: The final analysis included 360 participants and the prevalence of depression was 14.4%. Being female, duration of stay in Thailand of more than 10 years, co-residence with co-workers, and marginalisation pattern of acculturation were significant associated factors affecting depression in a multivariate regression analysis model. Conclusion: Although the culture and dialect were not different between the host and country of origin, Myanmar migrant workers of Shan ethnicity suffered from depression. Our findings highlighted the importance of social determinants beyond common predictors of depression among migrants and the need for public health measures to promote migrants' integration into the host culture.

Abstract P486: Dietary Acculturation is Associated With Altered Gut Microbiome, Circulating Metabolites, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in US Hispanics/ Latinos: Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Introduction: Dietary acculturation, defined as diet adaptation after migration, is related to human health. However, the influence of dietary acculturation on cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely unknown, nor is the potential mechanism clear. Hypothesis: Dietary acculturation (diet reflecting U.S. exposure - years in the U.S. and nativity [U.S. 50 states/DC vs. foreign-born]) is associated with altered gut microbiota and related metabolites, which may contribute to CVD risk. Methods: A dietary acculturation score was derived from 14172 participants with two 24-hr dietary recalls at baseline (2008-11) using LASSO regression (29 food groups as predictors of U.S. exposure). We evaluated associations of dietary score with incident CVD over 7 years follow-up (including coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure, n=14172/211 total/cases) and gut microbiota (shotgun sequencing, n=2349, 2014-17). Further, we identified serum metabolites associated with diet-related microbiome (n=694, 2014-17) and examined associations of baseline metabolites with incident CVD (n=5256/108 total/cases). Results: We identified a dietary acculturation pattern (Fig1A) which increased with years in the U.S. and was highest in U.S.-born adults (Fig1B). Higher dietary acculturation was associated with risk of incident CVD (HR per SD, 1.33 [95%CI: 1.13-1.57]), adjusting for sociodemographic, lifestyle, and clinical factors. We identified 69 diet-related species (17 enriched and 52 depleted, mainly from Clostridium , Prevotella and Eubacterium , Fig1C), and 25 metabolites associated with both diet-related microbiome score and incident CVD (Fig1D). Proxy association analysis based on these metabolites suggested a positive relationship between diet-related microbiome and incident CVD (r=0.70, p&lt;0.001) (Fig1E). Conclusions: Among U.S. Hispanics/Latinos, greater dietary acculturation was associated with increased risk of CVD, possibly via diet-related alterations in gut microbiota and related serum metabolites.

Translation and validation of the East Asian Acculturation Measure (EAAM) among Myanmar migrants in Thailand.

Acculturation provides a framework for exploring the health behaviors of ethnic minority or cultural groups. Research on the acculturation level and patterns of Myanmar migrants is crucial since there is ample evidence that acculturation promotes health-promoting behaviors. However, no Myanmar version has undergone cross-cultural validation. This study aimed to translate the original East Asian Acculturation Measure (EAAM) into the Myanmar version (EAAM-M) and investigate its psychometric properties. The validation study was conducted on a sample of 200 Myanmar migrants in three factories in Bangkok, Thailand, by a multistage random sampling method from August to September 2023. Brislin's back translation technique was applied to convert the original EAAM into its modified version, EAAM-M. The reliability, content validity, and construct validity of the EAAM-M were examined, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed to test the appropriateness of the model that underpins the EAAM-M structure. The average age of the participants was 38.39 years (SD = 5.56), and 68% of participants reported they earned less than 9000 baht. In terms of how long they stayed in Thailand, slightly over half (52.5%) did so for 1-5 years. Nearly half of them (46%) cannot communicate at all regarding their proficiency in speaking Thai. The score regarding the comparability of language and similarity of interpretability between the original EAAM and the EAAM-M was satisfactory. The overall alpha reliability of the EAAM-M was 0.76. Based on the CFA, the measurement model was well fit, with acceptable goodness-of-fit values (Chi-square test of model fit (p = 0.05), CMIN/df = 1.70 (χ2 = 624.931, df = 366), RMSEA = 0.02, CFI = 0.98, and SRMR = 0.06). The validity and reliability of the factors were affirmed through appropriate factor loadings and satisfactory levels of composite reliability (0.942) and average variance extracted (0.538). The EAAM-M is a reliable and valid instrument to measure the acculturation patterns of Myanmar migrants. It is beneficial for scholars across various disciplines, including health professionals and nurses, to deliver culturally tailored care for migrants.

Predictors of Acculturation and Adaptation in a Sample of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

While the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has a record of approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, no studies have focused on understanding the processes of acculturation and sociocultural/psychological adaptation among them in Lebanon. The aim of this study was to evaluate Syrian refugees’ patterns of acculturation and adaptation; to evaluate their association with social and psychological factors such as perceived discrimination, cultural distance, and attachment; and to look for predictors of acculturation and adaptation. The sample consisted of 241 Syrian refugees between 18 and 64 years of age. Correlations were found between acculturation and adaptation, both of which were impacted by reasons for displacement. Moreover, results showed that low cultural distance, perceived discrimination, and insecure attachment predicted both psychological and sociocultural adaptation, whereas lower perceived discrimination, attachment avoidance, and high attachment anxiety predicted high host acculturation. Findings are discussed in light of potential interventions facilitating refugees’ adaptation to the Lebanese culture.

Spanish Vs. English Language Media Consumption and Latino Political Trust and Efficacy

ABSTRACT Do Latinos who consume more Spanish language media relative to English language media express greater political trust and efficacy? While research produces increasing evidence that variations in English language media content shape core democratic attitudes like political trust, and that Spanish language media shapes acculturation and issue attitudes among Latinos, research has not explored whether broader linguistic media environments shape attitudes fundamental to democracy. Given revolutionary changes the English language media environment, and stark contrasts between English and Spanish language media environments in terms of fragmentation, ideological and partisan news reporting, narratives portraying Latinos as a “threat,” and Latino-oriented and affirming content, relative consumption of Spanish or English language news may come with important implications. Bilingual Latinos who consume varying mixtures of media from these environments offer a unique population for exploring these relationships. Building off studies relating patterns of Latino acculturation and Spanish language media to a variety of attitudinal effects, we explore the relationship between linguistic media consumption and political trust and efficacy using three unique datasets: the 2008 CMPS, 2016 CMPS, and our own survey conducted in 2021. We then leverage unique variables in the 2016 CMPS to explore whether Latino trust and efficacy relate directly to relative consumption of Spanish language media or indirectly to Spanish language media through recall of Latino-oriented content and induced emotional reactions.

Personality differences among acculturation profiles of Chinese domestic migrants: A person-centered approach

We explored acculturation profiles among Chinese domestic migrants and examined the variation in personality traits across these profiles. Questionnaires assessing acculturation patterns and personality traits were completed by 816 participants. Acculturation patterns were measured by the East Asian Acculturation Measure and personality traits were measured with the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire???Revised, Short Scale. Four profiles with personality differences were identified using latent profile analysis: less acculturated, highlyacculturated,marginalized,andmoderatelybicultural.Adoptingapersoncentered approach was underscored by these findings, suggesting that the government could design a targeted strategy aimed at facilitating adjustment among higher risk domestic migrants (e.g., those with marginalized or less-acculturated profiles) with particular personality traits, such as high levels of neuroticism and low extraversion.

Capturing the multidimensionality of immigrant students' acculturation patterns in Germany

Acculturation has been shown to be relevant to immigrant students' school adjustment and academic achievement. However, there are methodological constraints to the literature, and only little is known about immigrant students' acculturation patterns as such and their distribution across different demographic groups in Germany. Conceptualizing acculturation as a multidimensional construct, this study aimed to empirically capture acculturation patterns of immigrant students living in Germany considering affective, behavioral, and cognitive aspects of acculturation. Latent profile analysis identified six distinct profiles of acculturation evocative of strong assimilation, assimilation, integration, strong separation, separation, and marginalization. Taking the two assimilationist and separationist profiles into consideration, assimilation was most prevalent (41% of the sample), followed by separation (38% of the sample), and integration and marginalization each only accounted for ~11% of the sample. Inspection of demographics showed significant differences between profiles regarding gender, generation status, and ethnic group. Findings from research indicate that careful consideration of the operationalization of acculturation is necessary to draw valid conclusions about its relevance to school-related outcomes for immigrant students. This study can serve as a starting point showing the use of latent profile approaches, which give an expanded perspective on immigrant students' acculturation experiences.

From Human Acculturation to Brand Acculturation: A Phenomenological perspective of University Students of Pakistan

Culture plays a crucial role in determining the success or failure of a brand in a particular market. Despite having workable marketing plans, several brands fail globally due to the lack of cultural considerations in their marketing strategies and programs. The acculturation concept has been studied in the context of consumers, marketplaces, and marketers. Past research rarely explores acculturation in global brands. There is an evident lack of concrete models and theories that provide guidelines on how a brand should go for acculturation. Informed by the research gap and following the brand anthropomorphic consideration, this research investigates if brands follow human acculturation patterns in cultures other than the country of their origin (COO). The phenomenological study based on the interviews of 24 students having international consumption experience was conducted in Pakistan along with some case studies of global brands. The result of in-depth interviews followed by thematic content analysis identifies four brand acculturation strategies: integration, assimilation, separation, and marginalization, which can be leveraged to develop brand positioning based on the nature and characteristics of the global brands and the country of operations. The paper introduces the first-ever concept of brand acculturation and invites brand researchers to deepen their horizons further. The theoretical and managerial implications of the study are also discussed.

Jews in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Charity, Community and Religion, 1830-1880, by Alysa Levene

Reviewed by: Jews in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Charity, Community and Religion, 1830–1880 by Alysa Levene Lindsay Katzir (bio) Jews in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Charity, Community and Religion, 1830–1880, by Alysa Levene; pp. vi + 248. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020, $108.00, $35.95 paper, $28.76 ebook. Scholarly interest in the Jews of Victorian Britain has been steadily increasing in recent decades. Since the 1970s historians such as Geoffrey Alderman, David Feldman, Todd M. Endelman, and Vivian D. Lipman, among several others, have been telling remarkable and invaluable tales of Victorian Britain’s Sephardi and Ashkenazi communities. Their research has largely focused on patterns of assimilation and acculturation, especially among the upper classes, and has mostly centered on Victorian London, which is understandable given that London has always been home to the majority of Britain’s Jews. But Alysa Levene’s recent monograph, Jews in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Charity, Community and Religion, 1830–1880, makes a compelling case for the centrality of provincial Jews to Anglo-Jewish history. [End Page 700] Jews in Nineteenth-Century Britain expands upon studies like Bill Williams’s The Making of Manchester Jewry, 1740–1875 (1976), Nikos Kokosalakis’s Ethnic Identity and Religion: Tradition and Change in Liverpool Jewry (1982), and Ben Braber’s Jews in Glasgow, 1879– 1939 (2007) by looking at seven different industrial cities, making it the first monograph to research provincial Jewry so expansively. It is a socioeconomic history of the Jews of industrial Britain, and thus it revolves around the Jewish populations of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Glasgow, and Hull. In it, Levene examines maps, statistics, census data, and communal records to understand social, geographical, and transpatial notions of community among provincial Jews. In particular, Levene uses the 1851 Religious Census, a survey of all identifiable houses of worship, including Nonconformist, Catholic, and Jewish, to assess communal bonds in a period of rapid migration and assimilation. In this evaluation of provincial Jewish communities, Levene challenges a prevailing view of industrialism: that it severed cherished family ties and replaced them with mere communities of circumstance. Her research centers on evidence of postindustrial kinship, including household arrangements, residence patterns, employment histories, and religious practices, rather than the endeavors of official communal leadership. While previous scholarship has especially focused on the histories of communal leadership, those facts were less relevant to the daily lives of average provincial Jews. Levene makes several other suggestions for further research, including a renewed focus on the mid-nineteenth century, as opposed to limiting inquiry to the early and late nineteenth centuries, both of which have received much more attention from scholars. Jews in Nineteenth-Century Britain explores the mid-century as a period of growth in industrial towns and the Anglo-Jewish population, generally, as well as a time of meticulous recordkeeping by these communities. Those records remain largely unstudied. Levene makes extensive use of the Anglo-Jewish Database (AJDB), a digital archive based upon the 1851 census that also includes information on the Jews of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Calling the AJDB an underutilized resource, Levene encourages other scholars to make use of its data, an invaluable resource for Anglo-Jewish studies. In order to draw conclusions about communities that may have included gentiles living among Jews, Levene works from the same broad definition of Jewishness as the AJDB, defining a Jew as “anyone who was, or may be assumed to have been, Jewish by either birth, conversion or cultural affiliation, whether or not they retained that identity later in life” (14). Levene’s definition is especially appropriate to the mid-century, which saw an increase in intermarriages. Jews in Nineteenth-Century Britain is divided into two parts. Chapters 2 through 4 focus on households, residence patterns, and finances. Chapter 2 deals with the household and family structures of provincial Jews. In it, Levene uses tables to share data, showing statistics such as numbers of Jewish households in each city, kinds of households (that is, the composition of families), and the presence of lodgers. In addition to data sets, Levene also provides anecdotal evidence of specific families. Levene concludes that Jewish kinship ties extended beyond financial convenience and instead revolved around feelings of...

기호품의 수입과 도시문화의 변화 — 청말민초 상하이의 정백당, 커피 수입량 변화를 중심으로 —

If we talk about the modern transition period of East Asia through the conflict or convergence process between traditional and foreign cultures, we have to mention Shanghai"s urban culture. Guangzhou is also a place where actively trade with foreign countries, but it can be said that Shanghai is more suitable for acculturation research because cultural conflicts or convergence occurred much faster and on a much larger scale in Shanghai after the opening of the port. It is difficult to explain Shanghai"s urban culture only with a simple theoretical framework. This is because the foreign settlement which represents Shanghai"s urban culture was planned and built after 1845. Nevertheless, I think it is not meaningless to look at the cross-section of acculturation because the people who create, enjoy, and own these cultures are Chinese who have a common traditional culture. However, it is not easy to find out how the pattern of acculturation occurs in detail. This is because acculturation is very diverse and complex, and so it is not only difficult to easily determine the main cause, but also it is difficult to visually confirm the causal relationship to the pattern of change. Therefore, in this paper, I would like to explain Shanghai"s cultural transformation through comparing Shanghai"s import status of sugar and coffee, and Shanghai"s population growth. I will first analyze and compare the import patterns of white sugar and coffee in Shanghai, and then explain the change patterns in relation to the changes in food culture in Shanghai. However, the goal is not to simply connect the distribution status of products and specific events seen in urban culture, but to examine how these movements of good work in the cultural transformation phenomenon of a city.

Teenagers and Young Adults Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: a Snapshot of Acculturation in High School and Post-Secondary Life.

The current study investigates acculturation in a group of teenagers and young adults who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and who were raised in an age of early identification, early intervention, advanced audiologic technology, and inclusive education. The Deaf Acculturation Scale ( Maxwell-McCaw & Zea 2011 ) was administered via online survey to 106 teenagers and young adults (mean ages = 16.87 and 24.65 years, respectively). All participants were alumni of an early childhood program for children who are DHH in the United States learning listening and spoken language skills. The majority of the participants scored as hearing acculturated (79%), with 1% scoring as deaf acculturated, and 20% as bicultural. Teenagers and adults did not differ significantly on acculturation. Participants who identified as hearing acculturated were less likely to use sign language with their friends, at work, or with their families than those who identified as bicultural. These results are in contrast to acculturation patterns reported in other populations of young DHH adults, indicating the need to continue investigating the diversity in cultural values, beliefs, and practices of people who are DHH.

Distinct co-occurrence patterns of acculturation and perceived context of reception between weekdays and weekends among Hispanic college students.

The present study was designed to examine distinct co-occurrence patterns of acculturation and perceived context of reception between weekdays and weekends among Hispanic college students in Miami and their influences on psychosocial maladaptation. We conducted a 12-day diary study with a sample of first- and second-generation Hispanic college students in Miami (n = 864). Depressive symptoms and physically aggressive behaviors were assessed on Days 1 and 12, and acculturation components and perceived negative context of reception were measured using single items on Days 2-11. We examined the overlap between weekday and weekend patterns of acculturation and negative context of reception, as well as links of this overlap with depressive symptoms and with physically aggressive behaviors. Overall, six distinct co-occurrence patterns of acculturation and perceived contexts of reception emerged from the analysis. Four of these appeared to represent stable co-occurrence patterns regardless of weekdays and weekends and two indicated changing co-occurrence patterns between weekdays and weekends. Students in patterns of the Moderate Biculturalism-High Negative Context of Reception regardless of weekdays and weekends reported high depressive symptoms and physically aggressive behaviors. Also, for the two changing co-occurrence patterns, students in patterns of the Changes in both Acculturation and Negative Context of Reception between weekdays and weekends reported high scores on both depressive symptoms and physical aggressive behaviors. Both stable and changing patterns in acculturation and context of reception co-occurrences between weekdays and weekends predicted psychosocial maladaptation.

재한 베트남 유학생의 문화 적응 양상

This study aims to examine the acculturation of Vietnamese students in Korea. To this end, the acculturation patterns and acculturation strategies of Vietnamese international students enrolled universities in Korea were analyzed. A survey was conducted on 107 Vietnamese international students, enrolled in a university in the metropolitan area, based on acculturation patterns and acculturation strategies. Kim’s (2018) acculturation scale and Barry’s (2001) EAAM were used as research tools. In this study, items necessary for analysis were selected by considering the reliability test results and the importance and correlation of each variable. Thereafter, factor analysis was used to extract latent variables corresponding to acculturation factors and acculturation strategies. The factor score generated through factor analysis was set as an independent variable, and its influence was identified through the regression relationship between latent variables. Accordingly, factors and their influence on marginalization, integration, separation, and assimilation strategies were derived. As a result of the study, the following implications were presented. First, the factors that have an important influence on the acculturation of Vietnamese international students were related to personal factors. Second, among the acculturation strategies, marginalization strategies were noticeable. Finally, it was found that the factor that positively influenced the separation strategy was the adaptation to school culture.

HUBUNGAN IDENTITAS NASIONAL DENGAN POLA AKULTURASI REMAJA ETNIS TIONGHOA DI JAKARTA

Ethnic Chinese are one of the minority groups in Indonesia who often receive discriminatory treatment. However, despite receiving continuous discrimination, the Chinese still "survive" and acculturate with other ethnic groups. The acculturation pattern has four categories (a) integration (sense of belonging to the original culture and current culture is high); (b) assimilation (sense of belonging to low native culture and high current culture); (c) separation (sense of belonging to high native culture and low current culture); (d) marginalization (sense of belonging to the original culture and current culture are all low) (Berry &amp; Hou, 2016). This study aims to highlight the pattern of Chinese ethnic acculturation in Jakarta. The research method used is correlational quantitative method. The subjects are students at one of the universities in Jakarta, with the selection of samples using a convenience sampling technique. Data was collected using Google forms with 15-20 minutes to complete. Subjects who recognized themselves as ethnic Chinese totaled 115 people out of 277 submitted answers. The results of the study show that the national identity of all participants has a high value, meaning that the participants of this study have a national identity that does not need to be doubted. This can also be seen from each dimension that supports the national identity variable, as well as the acculturation variable which tends to be high in value. In the grouping of acculturation patterns, the most chosen is integration, which means that participants value the new culture highly, in this case, Indonesian culture and also highly value the original culture, in this case, the Chinese ethnic culture.

Cultural consequences of brands' masstige: An emerging market perspective

The increase in disposable income and the luxury aspirations of the middle-class have led to the introduction of a new genre of luxury, known as masstige luxury. The extant research has yet to investigate the role of acculturation - changes in an individual’s thoughts and behavior that result from (in)direct exposure to culturally dissimilar individuals or groups - in shaping the masstige perception of a brand. The current study addresses this gap by examining how various acculturation patterns (i.e., integration, assimilation, separation, and marginalization) assess the mass-prestige quotient of fashion accessory brands (sunglasses). The study identifies RayBan as a masstige brand in the sunglasses category and observes that the assimilation acculturation group assigned RayBan the highest masstige score, followed by the integration, marginalization, and separation groups. Furthermore, cultural worldview is identified as the underlying mechanism for differences in the masstige scores across various acculturation groups. By explaining the cultural consequences of masstige-based brand consumption, this study contributes to the growing masstige academic literature.

Kutlay Yağmur, Intergenerational Language Use and Acculturation of Turkish Speakers in Four Immigration Contexts, Frankfurt am Main; New York: Peter Lang, 2016, Language, multilingualism and social change, volume 27, 340 pp., ISBN 9783631663707

In his book “Intergenerational Language Use and Acculturation of Turkish Speakers in Four Immigration Contexts”, Yağmur examines the possible impact of integration policies of Australia, France, Germany and the Netherlands on the adaptation of Turkish immigrants. The language aspect has not been sufficiently involved in many acculturation studies so far. That is why this book offers a valuable perspective about the relationship between language behavior and acculturation patterns, thereby analyzing the differences between first and second generation Turkish immigrants and comparing the effect of integration policies of host countries with each other.

“Causality crisis” in acculturation research a false alarm?: A commentary on Kunst (2021)

The invited IAIR Award Paper by Kunst (2021) published in IJIR asserts that there is a “causality crisis” in acculturation research and critically discusses the current meta-analytical evidence supporting the integration hypothesis. In this commentary, we question this claim in light of our understanding of the acculturation process and its constituent phenomena. Our proposal is to consider acculturation patterns as behavioral syndromes, in which many phenomena are inter-related and which change over the course of acculturation. We also question the claim in Kunst’s paper about meta-analytical evidence, and end with some proposals for future research on acculturation.