Cultural Psychology: Public, Private, and Collective Self in Two Cultures

Cultural Psychology: Public, Private, and Collective Self in Two Cultures

Introduction

Cultural identity is the set of values, pride, traditions, symbols, beliefs and behavior patterns that serve as elements within a social group and act for individuals that form a base for their sense of belonging that are part of the diversity within them in response to interest, codes, rules and rituals shared by such groups within the dominant culture (Kitayama et al 1997). The construction of identities is a phenomenon that arises from the dialectic between the individual and society. Identities are constructed ...