The author of this article examines the phenomenon diaspora and diasporic identity, conditions, factors influencing transformation development identity in a multiethnic society Kazakhstan. Diasporic is multifaceted characterized by its dynamism. Kazakhstani Koreans (ethnonym — “Koryo Saram”) are integrated into modern Kazakhstan it can be argued that overwhelming majority them urbanized. This f...

Abstract This chapter identifies key guidelines and opportunities for the incorporation of cultural considerations into youth suicide prevention, assessment, intervention. Cultural factors principles from Theory Model Suicide (Chu et al., 2010) are extended to ethnic, gender, sexual minority youth, identify that more salient or strongly related risk populations. Research supports a downward ext...

This study compares age identities of middle-aged and older adults in the United States and Germany. Differences between countries in social systems and cultural meanings of old age are expected to produce different age identities. Data are from respondents between ages 40 and 74 in the United States (MIDUS; n = 2,006) and Germany (German Aging Survey; n = 3,331). Americans and Germans tend to ...

Diversity on many levels has been an important element in multinational organizations for the past several decades. Organizational leaders should make diversity a fundamental component in their decision-making process. More specifically, this paper focuses on ethnic diversity in decision-making processes for companies looking to gain a competitive advantage in the marketing environment. This st...

Do greater cultural differences between ethnic groups increase the probability of ethnic violence between them? Almost invariably, the questions of interest to social scientists are posed in terms of concepts rooted in ordinary language. In this case, for instance, an empirical inquiry would require a statement of the meaning of “cultural differences,” “ethnic group,” and “ethnic violence.” We ...

This study explored how personality and cultural variables influence subjective well-being (SWB) in two different U.S. ethnic groups: Asian Americans and European Americans. Structural equation modeling analyses supported a hypothesized culture→ personality model of SWB, in which the cultural syndromes of individualism and collectivism predict variations on personality dispositions (Big Five), ...

this chief aim of this paper is to explore the concept of funds of knowledge (fok) in relation to cultural historical activity theory (chat). this study unveils the basic tenets of fok from the lens of activity theory and analyzes pertinent discoveries, key concepts, and scholars’ arguments relating to fok and literacy development over time. the major purpose of this study is to expand the pers...