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Going Global: New Pathways for Adolescents and Emerging Adults in a Changing World
Author(s) -
Jensen Lene Arnett,
Arnett Jeffrey Jensen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2012.01759.x
Subject(s) - acculturation , globalization , confusion , identity (music) , variety (cybernetics) , plural , immigration , identity formation , cultural identity , sociology , gender studies , psychology , political science , social science , self concept , negotiation , law , linguistics , philosophy , physics , artificial intelligence , acoustics , psychoanalysis , computer science
This article reviews theory and research on the implications of globalization for cultural identity formation in adolescence (ages 10–18) and emerging adulthood (ages 18–29). Theories of immigrant acculturation are extended to globalization to demonstrate how adolescent and emerging adult cultural identity development follows a variety of pathways in a global world. The article includes a discussion of how this opening up of plural developmental pathways comes with risks and opportunities. Here, cultural identity confusion, civic involvement, and gender equality are discussed.