EXPLORING ACCULTURATION STRATEGIES OF AN INDIAN MIGRANT LIVING IN THAILAND
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Acculturation Strategies, Indian Migrant, Intercultural Encounterบทคัดย่อ
Since the world becomes more multicultural, cultural conflict or cultural clash is highly concerned by researchers who actively identify the factors or causes of the conflict as well as suggesting potential and fruitful ways of coping with it. To extend this line of research, this study, therefore, aims at investigating acculturation strategies used by a migrant living in multicultural context and her ways of dealing with challenges or difficulties during her adaptation process. This study employs a qualitative approach using in-depth interview. An Indian migrant living in Thailand for thirty years was purposively selected as a case study. The interview was conducted via Zoom application since the COVID-19 is still in serious condition. The Berry’s (1997) acculturation strategies including separation, integration, assimilation, and marginalization were employed as an analytical framework. The results reveal that separation and integration strategies were predominant but in different situations and periods of time. Contacting original or home culture when experiencing cultural conflict can reduce stress and confusion. However, being open-minded to new things and balanced between two cultures seem to be effective ways of stay in multicultural community.
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