Effects of cross-cultural experience on national images
A study of Scandinavian students in America1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6283261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Herbert C Kelman (0000-0001-6778-8566, Department of Psychology and Center for Research on Conflict Resolution, The University of Michigan), Lotte Bailyn (0000-0003-4846-3285, Harvard University) |
| Year | 1962 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 319-334 |
| Publication date | 1962-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002200276200600403 |
| OpenAlex | W2075082894 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
Experience in a foreign country exposes an individual to a variety of influences that may challenge his existing attitudes and values.He is confronted with new cultural patterns and solutions to life problems; he is expected to take on new roles and experiment with new forms of behavior; he inter- acts with different people and becomes in- volved in new groups; he is faced with challenges to some of his preconceptions; and he is able to observe himself in unfamiliar situations.These experiences may lead to varying degrees of attitude change, or to a confirmation of earlier attitudes and images, or, perhaps, to a defensive resist- ance to change.Changes that do occur may take on qualitatively different forms.For example, they may represent fairly temporary changes that disappear when the indi- vidual returns to his home setting, or fairly lasting changes that become independent of the immediate situation and integrated with the individual's value system.What are some of the patterns of change or of mainte- nance of attitudes and images that can be identified?What are the conditions under which each occurs and the psychological processes that give rise to it?This is the general question we are ex- ploring in the specific context of a study that involves a sample of Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes who spent a year in the United States.2The study focuses on three aspects of self-imagery: one's nationality, one's profession, and the structure of one's personal relations.Information on these three ele- ments of self-imagery was elicited from our respondents on three occasions: shortly after they arrived in the United States (in the Fall of 1958), shortly before their departure 1 This paper is a product of a larger research program on social influence and behavior
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1963 - 2015 (53) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |