Biculturalism among adult individuals

On Self-evaluation, Values and Cultural Associations On Self-views and values The domains of investigation concerned  self-evaluation (e.g., as being modest, emotional, traditional, versus  rational, modern, individualist), how strongly one endorse certain values like, personal freedom, personal satisfaction, personal development or family integrity and friendship.

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Biculturalism among children

The first experimental study in Europe on Biculturalism was  our study among children of Greek, or half-Greek origin who grow up in the Netherlands and were able to speak and write  in both the Dutch and the Greek language

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Cross-cultural comparative research

Basic questions The emphasis in these projects was on: how culture promotes a certain self-understanding, which values are significantly stronger endorsed in one culture compared to another, how people tend to reason social events? a tendency for analytic cognition   at a cultural and indiviual level level is compared to a tendency for holistic cognition. How bicultural individuals manage conflicting aspects of their internalised cultures? The […]

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Culture on spontaneous associations and how they are networked

Work, Friendships and the Self Does culture influence the spontaneous associations people make as response to cues in the environment? We have asked individuals with different cultural background to report their spontaneous associations on certain words presented to them in their own language.

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On acquiring a bicultural mind

The contemporary societal relevance Present-day social mobility can only be expected to increase the number of individuals who have more than one cultural origin. This holds especially within the territory of the European Union, where free movement is facilitated by legislation affecting some four hundred million people. In the Netherlands alone, there are half a […]

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On public policy and scientific research

Building bridges between scientific research and public policy To identify best practices in the use of research findings on migrants and cities in the European context for policy development  we conducted  interviews and surveys in 10 European countries.  The project was part of the UNESCO-MOST programme on Multicultural Policies and Modes of Citizenship in European Cities […]

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