The idealization of origins among immigrants or exiled: the double function of maintaining identity and acculturation

In the case of emigrated or exiled individuals, the idealization of origins often becomes more marked in the beginning of the integration of these individuals in the host society. Thus, as they lose their language, their customs, to take those of the society of reception, they elaborate an idealized...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Arquivos Brasileiros de Psicologia
Main Authors:	Stéphane Laurens, Estelle Masson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2014-07-01
Subjects:	Immigration; Identity; Acculturation; Idealisation.
Online Access:	http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-52672006000100002&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=fr