Del Pilar Jose A, Udasco Jocelynda O
Department of Human Development.
Department of Psychiatry.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2004 May;10(2):169-176. doi: 10.1037/1099-9809.10.2.169.
Deculturation's history as well as its use in the social science literature is reviewed and its construct validity questioned. According to J. W. Berry (1980), deculturation results when members of nondominant cultures become alienated from the dominant culture and from their own minority society. A reported consequence of deculturation is increased stress and psychopathology for the individuals involved. Deculturation's basic assumption that there can be culture loss without replacement is critically assessed. In particular, the idea that members of nondominant groups can become deculturated, devoid of any culture, is challenged.
本文回顾了文化适应不良在社会科学文献中的历史及应用，并对其结构效度提出质疑。根据J. W. 贝里（1980年）的观点，当非主导文化的成员与主导文化以及他们自己的少数群体社会疏远时，就会产生文化适应不良。据报道，文化适应不良的一个后果是相关个体的压力和精神病理学症状增加。本文批判性地评估了文化适应不良的基本假设，即文化可以在没有替代的情况下丧失。特别是，非主导群体的成员可以变得文化适应不良、完全没有任何文化的观点受到了挑战。
