The Oxford Handbook of Multicultural Identity
Edited by Veronica Benet-Martinez and Ying-Yi Hong
Oxford University Press, 2014, 560 pages, 22 chapters
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aspects of our modern life, such as migration, economic globalization,
multicultural policies, and the ease and speed of cross-border travel
and communication have made intercultural contacts inevitable and led to
growing numbers of individuals who are bicultural or multicultural
(23-43% of the population by some estimates). Despite the prevalence of
multicultural identity and experiences, until the publication of this
volume, there has not yet been a comprehensive review of scholarly
research on the psychological underpinning of multiculturalism. The
Oxford Handbook of Multicultural Identity fills this void. It reviews
cutting-edge empirical and theoretical work on the psychology of
multicultural identities and experiences. The leading figures in the
discipline provide a critical examination of the progress and direction
of research on these issues, as well as a foundation for future
research. As a whole, the volume addresses some important basic issues,
such as the social and personality basis of multicultural identity and
experiences, the psychology of globalization, measurement of
multicultural identity, links between multilingualism and
multiculturalism, as well as applied issues such as multiculturalism in
counseling, education, policy, marketing and organizational science, to
mention a few. This handbook will be useful for students, researchers,
and teachers in cultural/cross-cultural, social, personality,
developmental, acculturation, and ethnic psychology. It can also be used
as a source book in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on
social and personal identity, and psychology of multiculturalism, and a
reference for applied psychologists and researchers in the domains of
education, management, and marketing.
