Ethnically Mixed Individuals: Cultural Homelessness or Multicultural Integration? Page: 40
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developing adequate levels of ICE might be crucial (even if the individual or child is of
the dominant culture, a cross-cultural move could place him/her in a minority status).
Upon returning to their native country, individuals may find that their cross-ethnic
experiences are not accepted and/or valued by the former in-group; emotional, cognitive,
and/or behavioral distance between the individual and his or her ethnic group may occur.
If the differences between the previous and the new frames of reference are significant,
the individual may be rejected as a member of the original in-group to which he or she
once belonged. If the individual's new frame of reference is not consistent with that of
any existing ethnic group, CH is likely to occur.
Both CH and ICE may offer significant cognitive advantages. However, it
appears that CH individuals may have important emotional and social deficits, such as
not having an in-group, feelings of isolation, rejection, shame, and a sense of social
incompetence, regardless of ICE levels. Constant pressure to use high levels of ICE, in
addition to codeswitching and shifting across different ICE sets, may have additional
emotional and social consequences; although it is unclear whether and how these might
be related to CH. Possible factors theoretically influencing the development of CH are
addressed in the following section; some of these will also be empirically tested by this
study.
Conceptual Integration
The theoretical framework for this study draws from different fields concerned
with the study of ethnicity. The following integration of concepts and definitions sets the
theoretical groundwork upon which cultural homelessness is built. Also, the models and40
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Navarrete-Vivero, Veronica. Ethnically Mixed Individuals: Cultural Homelessness or Multicultural Integration?, thesis, May 1999; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2179/m1/47/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .