Publications

Publication details [#56616]

Liu, James H. and Awanui Te Huia. 2012. Māori culture as a psychological asset for New Zealanders’ acculturation experiences abroad. International Journal of Intercultural Relations 36 (1) : 140–150.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

acculturation | adaptation | experience | language and culture | stereotype

Language as a subject

Maori | Pakeha

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

Journal WWW

www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions

Annotation

This study of acculturation experiences of Māori and Pākehā New Zealanders in Japan, reveals how Māori culture (as a psychological asset) enabled to successfully adapt as out-group members, and protected at both individual and group levels from negative stereotyping.