Cultural Identity in the Perspective of Psychology

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By:Anfu Yan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30564/jpr.v1i1.200

Abstract: In a modern society where the globalization process is deepening,
continuous contact with individuals from different cultural backgrounds will lead to thinking about cultural identity. Cultural identity is the cornerstone of national identity and national identity. In recent years, it has become an important field of interdisciplinary and one of the topics of interest to psychologists. In the perspective of psychology, the study of cultural identity mainly focuses on the fields of developmental psychology, social psychology and cross-cultural psychology. The perspective of developmental psychology emphasizes that the construction and formation of individual cultural identity is a complex process of change. Social identity theory focuses on the relationship between cultural identity and self-esteem.Safe national identity strongly promotes the level of individual self-esteem. The theory of cultural adaptation emphasizes the different coping strategies of individuals in the development of cultural identity, such as integration, assimilation, separation and marginalization.

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