Biculturalism, self identity and societal transformation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rutledge M. Dennis

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, : Emerald JAI, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Disciplina: 327
• Soggetto topico: Biculturalism; Self-perception; Social change
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DennisRutledge M
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Biculturalism, self Identity and societal transformation; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Chapter 1. Introduction: The bicultural self; The bicultural self as ideas and thoughts; The bicultural self: acting and reacting in social settings; The bicultural self: acculturation without assimilation; Part I: Theoritical Perspective; Chapter 2. Towards a theory of biculturalism; Introduction; The monoculturalist in a monocultural society; Racial minorities in monocultural societies; The biculturalist as insider-insider; The biculturalist as outsider-outsider ; The biculturalist as insider-outsiderPower, conflict, and biculturalism; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Biculturalism and the dialectics of identity; Collective identity and the inner ''we'' group; Becoming bicultural: Moving toward the outer ''they'' group; Self-identity in a bicultural society; Conclusion; References; Part II: Biculturalism and the Immigrant Experience; Chapter 4. Juggling with two cultures: transnationalism and hybridity as cultural outcomes of immigration for Haitians in the United States; Demographic information; On the way to overcoming ; A transnational and hybrid peopleHaitian diasporic transnational identity; Haitian diasporic hybrid identity; Pan-Caribbean and Pan-African experience; Membership into francophonie; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 5. German and Japanese transnational migrants in America: Biculturalism in comparative perspective; Introduction; Biculturalism: A burden on racial and ethnic minorities; Cultural compositions of a society; Encounters of peoples of different cultures in the United States; Methodology and data source; Findings; Discussion and Conclusions; Notes; References ; Part III: Biculturalism and the Female ExperienceChapter 6. Fannie Barrier Williams, biculturalism, and the African American experience, 1887-1926; Williams' writings on biculturalism; Perils of the white Negro8; Interpreting Williams' ''perils of the white Negro''; Interpreting Williams' multiple liminality and her writings on biculturalism; Conclusion; Notes; References; Part IV: Biculturalism in Institutional Settings; Chapter 7. Tripping the White fantastic: Navigating the politics of dislocation and bicultural authenticity in academe; Methodology; Bicultural background ; Culture wars: ''Do you want to be an activist or an academicquest''White liberalism: ''I guess that makes you culturally blackquest''; The price of the ticket: ''I thought you were a black guy with a chip on your shoulder''; Difference as space: (Re)Framing the concept of biculturalism; Dimensions of the politics of dislocation: (In)authentic bicultural performativity; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 8. Spanish language and Latino ethnicity in children's television programs; The new wave of Latino-themed children's programs; Latinos and language in children's television ; Language and ethnicity
• Sommario/riassunto: Offers fresh theoretical and methodological insights into biculturalism as a reality in many socieities. This work presents a variety of methodological strategies and techniques case studies, autoethnography, content analysis, participant observation, the
• Titolo autorizzato: Biculturalism, self identity and societal transformation
• ISBN: 1-280-77177-1; 9786613682543; 1-84950-555-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455051603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research in race and ethnic relations ; ; v. 15.