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The Psychology Of Globalization By Jeffrey Arnett

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In his article “The Psychology of Globalization”, author Jeffrey Arnett (2002) claims that Globalization has formed identity issues, thus people develop bicultural identity or self-selected cultures and a period of emerging adulthood. However, he argues that Globalization has influenced young people in non-Western countries and makes them experience a sense of identity confusion, belonging neither to global or local culture. They cannot adapt to the changes of their local culture in response to Globalization and fail to develop a bicultural identity. Arnett states, “Globalization increases the proportion of young people in non-Western cultures who experience a state of identity confusion rather than successfully forming and identity.” (Arnett, …show more content…

They experience a state of confusion between their local and the global culture. He used the term delocalization to explain that young people who grow up in a globalizing world tend to decrease their loyalty or attachment to their local culture. This might be due to Media that seduced the world into a global form and way of life. Moreover, young people might think that their local traditions are outdated. He used Berry’s terms to explain the different conditions of young people who experience identity confusion. There are people who feel excluded from the global culture; there are people who experience a change in their local culture due to the global culture; and people who have dissimilarities or conflicts between their culture and the global culture. As a result of identity confusion, cases of suicide, depression and substance use have increased among young …show more content…

Although it is very stressful and difficult, Arab immigrants develop a sense of alienation since they acquire the habits and traditions of the others that are not compatible with Arabic values and traditions. They find it very difficult to cope and live with the Arabic community because everything is different than what they have learned, the have learned the history, culture and heritage of western countries. All of this affects them and their children. A huge proportion of my mom's side of the family were born and raised in the UK, and the only similarities between me and them is our religion, Islamic values and several characteristics or features. They are Arabs but with western global identity, they dress as they dress, speak as they speak, and think as they think. Although it is very interesting to have this dissimilarity in my family, yet it is slightly

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