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The role of culture in intergenerational value discrepancies regarding intergroup dating

Uskul, Ayse K., Lalonde, Richard N., Konanur, Sheila (2011) The role of culture in intergenerational value discrepancies regarding intergroup dating. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42 (7). pp. 1165-1178. ISSN 0022-0221. (doi:10.1177/0022022110383311) (KAR id:32391)

Abstract

This study examined cultural and generational differences in views on intergroup dating relationships among members of younger and older generation South Asian and European Canadians and the role of mainstream and heritage cultural identities in shaping these views. In response to a scenario describing an intergroup dating conflict between a young adult and his or her parents, as well as on self-report measures of attitudes toward intergroup dating, South Asian Canadians and members of the older generation exhibited less favorable views on intergroup dating compared to European Canadians and members of the younger generation. Moreover, Canadian identity was consistently associated with more favorable views on intergroup dating, and this relationship was stronger for the South Asians. By comparing members of younger and older generation immigrants to their majority culture counterparts, the study adds a developmental layer to views on minority-majority group romantic relationships.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1177/0022022110383311
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Ayse Uskul
Date Deposited: 06 Dec 2012 16:31 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:10 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/32391 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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