Feeling half-half? Exploring relational variation of Turkish heritage young adults’ cultural identity compatibility and conflict in Austria.

Autor(en)
Jana Vietze, Linda Juang, Maja K. Schachner, Harald Werneck
Abstrakt

Growing up in multicultural environments, Turkish-heritage individuals in Europe face specific challenges in combining their multiple cultural identities to form a coherent sense of self. Drawing from social identity complexity, this study explores four modes of combining cultural identities and their variation in relational contexts. Problem-centered interviews with Turkish-heritage young adults in Austria revealed the preference for complex, supranational labels, such as multicultural. Furthermore, most participants described varying modes of combining cultural identities over time and across relational contexts. Social exclusion experiences throughout adolescence related to perceived conflict of cultural identities, whereas multicultural peer groups supported perceived compatibility of cultural identities. Findings emphasize the need for complex, multidimensional approaches to study ethnic minorities' combination of cultural identities.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Klinische und Gesundheitspsychologie
Externe Organisation(en)
Universität Potsdam
Journal
Identity. An International Journal of Theory and Research
Band
18
Seiten
60-76
Anzahl der Seiten
17
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/15283488.2017.1410159
Publikationsdatum
01-2018
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
501005 Entwicklungspsychologie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science
Link zum Portal
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/feeling-halfhalf-exploring-relational-variation-of-turkish-heritage-young-adults-cultural-identity-compatibility-and-conflict-in-austria(ae5b0764-d93e-4645-88f9-b53caa035dc0).html