Flexible Acculturation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12463556 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hsiang-Chieh Lee (0000-0002-6101-4735, National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Thought and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-5830 • E-ISSN: 2469-8466 |
| Publisher | The University of Kansas (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17161/str.1808.5691 |
| OpenAlex | W4256638098 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
Flexibility" has become an important concept in studies of globalization and transnationalism. Most academic discussions fall into the literature of global capitalist restructuring: e.g., These discussions are centered on economic production and market logics. Theoretical discussions of flexibility about other regimes of power -such as cultural reproduction, the nationstate and family -are relatively insufficient. In this paper, I explore the concept of "flexible acculturation," first proposed by Jan Nederveen-Pieterse (2007), to show a cultural aspect of transnational flexibility. I situate my discussion in the literature of transmigration studies and define flexible acculturation as having four important virtues: (1) it has diverse social players, rather than just political and economic elites; (2) it refers to interactions, not just differences; (3) it involves multiple processes; and (4) it is not just about agency but also about social regulations. These definitions help to explain why flexible acculturation is different from other concepts that have been proposed. I further argue that definitions of important social actors are contingent on a specific set of flexible acculturation processes. Social actors discussed in this paper include governments, the public, transmigrants, and women
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |