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Theorizing multidimensional identity negotiation: Reflections on the lived experiences of first‐generation college students
Author(s) -
Orbe Mark P.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.217
Subject(s) - dialectic , negotiation , identity (music) , situated , sociology , pedagogy , cultural identity , adaptation (eye) , identity negotiation , psychology , foundation (evidence) , social psychology , epistemology , social science , aesthetics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science , archaeology , history
Drawing from recent research on first‐generation college (FGC) students, this chapter advances an interdisciplinary theoretical framework for understanding how these students enact multiple aspects of their personal, cultural, and social identities. I use dialectical and cross‐cultural adaptation theories as a foundation to extend examinations of how diverse FGC students negotiate the alien culture of the academy against that of home. In this regard, college is situated as a pivotal point of development, and successful negotiation of identity tensions is represented as a key factor in academic success. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc.