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The Interplay between the One and the Others: Multiple Cultural Identifications and Social Networks
Author(s) -
Repke Lydia,
BenetMartínez Verónica
Publication year - 2019
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/josi.12323
Subject(s) - identification (biology) , sociology , social network (sociolinguistics) , social identity theory , epistemology , social psychology , identity (music) , cultural identity , psychology , social science , social group , computer science , world wide web , social media , aesthetics , negotiation , philosophy , botany , biology
This article proposes a social network approach to the study of multiple cultural identifications. We argue that social network theory and social network methodology are essential for a truly dynamic examination of how multiple cultural identifications develop and how they are negotiated. This article starts by defining some relevant concepts (i.e., cultural identification, Bicultural Identity Integration, social networks), and then goes on to integrate these concepts into a micro–meso‐level framework by discussing the bidirectional links between cultural identifications and social networks (i.e., their content and their structure). We, then, explicate how social and cultural psychology can gain theoretically and methodologically from social network analysis. Finally, we conclude with some recommendations for researchers who seek to include social networks in their approach, and also discuss general and specific policy implications.