The four Quadrants of Acculturation

THE FOUR QUADRANTS OF ACCULTURATION
(a concept to move from Human 1.0 to 2.0)

(inspired by Gina Barker's work (IJIR 45:56-69, 2015)

                                                                     

* where individuation, socialization, tolerance, and oppression are in reference with the societal trends of a particular culture (in all its politico-, socio-, religious-, family, educational, and working context)    

** where integration I & II refers to (I) the integration of cultures into an individual, and (II) the integration of an individual into a culture.

Examples:

Marginalization: First Nations in North America 1800-ongoing

Assimilation: Friesen into the German nation (this always leave long term negative sentiments)

Integration I: Swiss Cantons population in the Switzerland national and most Europeans immigrants in North America (this form seems to allow for positive growth)

Integration II: East Germans in West Germany after fleeing the Russians at the end of the second world war. (this form seems to leave negative sentiments even after decades)

Separation: Chinese immigrants in Downtown Vancouver 1990-2020 (Rarely a long term sustainable solution)

The arrow helps visualize what "Third Culture" training does. And I would argue that our survival as a species depends on it, as globalization is entering its logarithmic phase.