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Abstract: The construct of Otherness has been briefly explored in the literature to date, but despite being proposed to fit ethnic minorities (Bhatia, 2007) the actual exploration of how Otherness may impact ethnic minorities has not been undertaken. This study serves to close this gap in the literature by specifically exploring the relations between Otherness, self-identification, and constructs ... read moreof cultural navigation among ethnic minority adolescents. A mixed-methods approach was undertaken to explore these variables, with a case-based qualitative approach to understand how Otherness is apparent in the experiences of ethnic minority adolescents, and a quantitative approach to understand the relations between categories of Otherness, self-identification, and constructs of cultural navigation. Results indicate that experiences of Disruptive Otherness are related to the constructs of ethnic self-identification, and Heritage Culture Commitment, while self-identification is also related to Heritage Culture Commitment and American Culture Commitment.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2015.
Submitted to the Dept. of Child Study and Human Development.
Advisor: Jayanthi Mistry.
Committee: Martha Pott, and Jean Wu.
Keywords: Psychology, and Ethnic studies.read less
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