1Asst. Professor, Applied Psychology Department, Sri Aurobindo College (Eve.), University of Delhi
2Asst. Professor, Applied Psychology Department, Sri Aurobindo College (Eve.), University of Delhi
3Student, Applied Psychology, Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi
4Student, Applied Psychology, Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi
Online published on 25 December, 2015.
It is quite common in Delhi to witness the arrivals of thousands of migrants every year. A small portion of these migrants constitutes the adolescents coming from north-eastern states for better education. Being a cosmopolitan city, the cultural landscape of Delhi is quite rich and flexible enough for people from different cultural background to integrate. Yet it is strange that the acculturation process for the north-east students have always been problematic. This paper uses a qualitative method to explore the acculturation attitudes of the north-easterners and looks into their cultural identity through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of the interviews of some north-east migrants. The paper also highlights the racial discrimination faced by the north-easterners and the factors inhibiting the integration of the cultures among them. The findings indicate the role of racial discrimination in acculturation attitudes and it is therefore necessary to make amendments in the system to improve acculturation conditions and orientations for a better society.
Acculturation, acculturation attitudes, and racial discrimination
