著者

JungHui Lee Tomoko Tanaka

出版者

The Japan Association of Applied Psychology

雑誌

応用心理学研究 (ISSN:03874605)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.44, no.3, pp.162-170, 2019-03-31 (Released:2019-08-15)

参考文献数

17

被引用文献数

1

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This study examines two viewpoints on acculturation among the ethnic group of Zainichi Koreans, who settled, or whose ancestors settled, in Japan during the Japanese colonial era (1910-1945): the "traditional" view of acculturation (which includes four types of acculturation: assimilation, integration, marginalization, and separation), based on Western academic research, and the "context-specific" or "unattached" view, which conveys a desire for freedom from and a lifestyle or orientation that resists being constrained by pre-determined Korean or Japanese cultures and identities, preferring to identify as "human beings" or "individuals." Through an ANOVA test, our research found that unattachment score was highest in a more integrated group—contrary to our hypothesis that it would be highest in a more marginalized group, who irrespective of the conceptual connection between marginalization and unattachment have a tendency toward integration in their "real lives." These findings can help us understand the daily lives, identities, and perspectives of Zainichi Koreans and other ethnic minorities in Japan.