Understanding Postmodern Identity Among US Young Adults Through an Investigation of Globalized Interest

IF 1 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Culture & Psychology Pub Date : 2022-10-25 DOI:10.1177/1354067X221135643

Ann Y. Kim

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Abstract

The 21st century and internet technology has brought about many changes that includes exposure to new cultures. This creates opportunities for new identities to develop. In this study, the researcher examines identity integration through discussions on engagement in a globalized interest in connection with postmodernism. Twelve college students who were interested in a culture not connected to their own ethnic background were interviewed. The majority of the participants were interested in Japanese anime and Korean pop music while not being ethnically Japanese or Korean. Using Erikson’s theorizing of three levels of identity and Hidi and Renninger’s four phases of interest development, the researcher discusses the integration of participants’ interest into their ego identity, personal identity, and social identity as well as the utilization of the internet for interest development. The researcher ends with suggestions for future identity research that includes considerations around how identity integration might be considered (i.e., identity synthesis) and further investigations around internet content.

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从全球化兴趣的调查看美国年轻人的后现代身份

21世纪和互联网技术带来了许多变化，包括接触新的文化。这为新身份的发展创造了机会。在本研究中，研究者通过讨论与后现代主义有关的全球化利益的参与来检验身份整合。12名对与自己种族背景无关的文化感兴趣的大学生接受了采访。大多数参与者对日本动漫和韩国流行音乐感兴趣，而不是日本人或韩国人。运用埃里克森的认同三层次理论和希迪和伦宁格的兴趣发展四阶段理论，探讨了参与者的兴趣融入自我同一性、个人同一性和社会同一性，以及利用互联网进行兴趣发展。研究人员最后提出了对未来身份研究的建议，包括如何考虑身份整合(即身份合成)以及围绕互联网内容的进一步调查。

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Culture & Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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2.40

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18.80%

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期刊介绍： Culture & Psychology addresses the centrality of culture necessary for a basic understanding of the psychology of human beings: their identity, social conduct, intra- and intersubjective experiences, emotions and semiotic creativity. By drawing on diverse theoretical backgrounds, the editorial aim is to provide an international and interdisciplinary forum for scholarly investigations and discussions that will advance our basic knowledge of the self in its historical and cultural contexts. The orientation of the journal is towards formulating new conceptualizations of culture in psychology, together with theoretically relevant empirical investigations.