John W. Berry

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John Widdup Berry (* 1939 in Montreal , Canada ) is a Canadian psychologist , migration researcher and professor emeritus from Queen's University ( Kingston , Canada).

Life

Berry studied at Sir George Williams University (Montreal, Canada) and received his PhD from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) in 1966 . A job at the University of Sydney (Australia) from 1966 to 1969 was followed by a job at Queen's University (Kingston, Canada) from 1969 to 1999. Among other things, Berry was co-editor of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (1973–1990) , the International Journal of Psychology (1987–2002) and the International Journal of Intercultural Relations (since 1997).

Act

Berry deals in well over 100 publications with intercultural psychology and intercultural relationships. He is considered one of the most important researchers on migration and acculturation processes. His work has been cited several thousand times. In particular, his four-field matrix on acculturation strategies has found an impact in the literature.

Berry's model of acculturation strategies

The four forms of acculturation

The model of acculturation strategies according to John W. Berry goes back to an essay by Berry from 1970 and was detailed in the Handbook of Cross-Cultural-Psychology.

According to Berry, acculturation refers to the phenomenon when groups of individuals with different original cultures come into continuous contact with one another. This has different degrees of influence on the cultures involved. For the individuals involved, four strategies or forms of acculturation result: assimilation , segregation (separation), integration or marginalization . These are defined by the attitude of the individual towards (a) "cultural maintenance" or (b) "contact and participation": are contacts important to the dominant society?).

  • Segregation or separation : The original culture is retained and influences from the dominant culture are rejected.
  • Integration : The original culture is retained and lively contact with the dominant culture is maintained.
  • Assimilation : one's own culture is given up and there is a lively exchange with the dominant culture.
  • Marginalization : giving up one's own culture without making contact with the dominant culture. This form often follows cultural or ethnic uprooting as well as experiences of exclusion and discrimination .

Berry notes that the specific acculturation strategy for an individual can vary depending on the domain (privacy, circle of friends, workplace, political participation, etc.). In addition, the chosen acculturation strategy also depends on the framework conditions of the host society: In multicultural societies it is easier for an individual to pursue an integration strategy than in societies that demand assimilation.

Publications (selection)

  • Harry C. Triandis / John W. Berry (eds.) (1980): Handbook of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 2, Methodology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
  • John W. Berry, Marshall Segall & Cigdem Kagitcibasi (Eds.) (1997): Handbook of Cross-Cultural Psychology. Vol. 3, Social Behavior and Applications. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
  • John W. Berry (2004): Fundamental Psychological Processes in Intercultural Relations . In: Dan Landis / Janet Bennett / Milton Bennett (Eds.): Handbook of Intercultural Training , Vol. 3. Thousand Oaks: SAGE. Pp. 166-184.
  • John W. Berry, Ype Poortinga, Seger Bruegelmans, Athanasios Chasiotis, David Sam (2011): Cross-cultural psychology: Research and applications . 3rd edition. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Curriculum Vitae by John Berry. (PDF) February 2012, accessed on May 18, 2018 (English).
  2. ^ Colleen Ward: Thinking outside the Berry boxes: New perspectives on identity, acculturation and intercultural relations . In: International Journal of Intercultural Relations . tape 32 , no. 2 , March 2008, p. 105-114 , doi : 10.1016 / j.ijintrel.2007.11.002 .
  3. ^ Google Scholar, sv "berry jw". Retrieved May 18, 2018 .
  4. ↑ John Berry: Marginality, Stress and Ethnic Identification in an acculturated Aboriginal community . In: Journal of Cross-Cultural-Psychology . No. 1 , 1970, p. 239-252 .
  5. ↑ John Berry; David Sam: Acculturation and Adaptation . In: John Berry; Marshall Segall; Cigdem Kagitcibasi (Ed.): Handbook of Cross-Cultural Psychology . 2nd Edition. 3 - Social Behavior and Applications. Allyn & Bacon, Needham Heights 1997, pp. 291-326 .
  6. ↑ John Berry; David Sam: op cit. 1997, p. 293-294 .
  7. ↑ John Berry; David Sam: op cit. 1997, p. 296 .
  8. ↑ a b John Berry; David Sam: op cit. 1997, p. 297 .
personal data
SURNAME Berry, John W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Berry, John Widdup (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian psychologist, migration researcher and professor emeritus
DATE OF BIRTH 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal , Canada