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Psychologyof Globalization PDF
Psychologyof Globalization PDF
The influence of globalization on psychological functioning the topic of the psychology of globalization. Because psy-
is examined. First, descriptions of how globalization is chologists have rarely addressed globalization directly,
occurring in various world regions are presented. Then the there are at least as many questions as answers. For this
psychological consequences of globalization are described, reason, I end each section of the article by proposing some
with a focus on identity issues. Specifically, it is argued that research questions.
most people worldwide now develop a bicultural identity My focus is on issues related to adolescence, because
that combines their local identity with an identity linked to adolescents have a pivotal role in the process of globaliza-
the global culture; that identity confusion may be increas- tion (Dasen, 2000; Schlegel, 2001). Unlike children, ado-
ing among young people in non-Western cultures as a lescents have enough maturity and autonomy to pursue
result of globalization; that some people join self-selected information and experiences outside the confines of their
cultures to maintain an identity that is separate from the families. Unlike adults, they are not yet committed to a
global culture; and that a period of emerging adulthood definite way of life and have not yet developed ingrained
increasingly extends identity explorations beyond adoles- habits of belief and behavior; they are more open to what
cence, through the mid- to late twenties. is new and unusual. They tend to have more interest than
either children or adults in global media—recorded music,
movies, television, the Internet—and, to a considerable