Coming of Age in a Multicultural World: Globalization and Adolescent Cultural Identity Formation

The aim of this article is to explore implications of globalization for adolescent cultural identity formation. The thesis is that adolescents increasingly form multicultural identities because they grow up knowing diverse cultural beliefs and behaviors. First, ways that adolescents increasingly have exposure to different cultures are illustrated with ethnographic and cross-cultural work. Then, 3 emerging research issues are raised: (a) the extent to which it is important whether a multicultural identity is based on first-hand versus indirect (media-based) interactions with diverse peoples, (b) how cultural identity formation may take diverse developmental paths depending on the particular cultures involved, and (c) gains and losses that occur when persons form a multicultural identity rather than an identity based primarily on one cultural tradition. Finally, the article suggests using multiple methods that are sensitive to different perspectives in research on globalization and adolescent identity formation.     

Re-imagining the Diaspora: History, Responsibility, and Commitment in an Age of Globalization

The past two decades have witnessed the intensification of globalization and the unprecedented exodus of Africans to developed countries. The two trends have profound implications for the North and South and also for Africans and their relationship to their homeland. This paper examines the relationship and explores the challenges of engaging, interrogating and re-imaging the notion of Diaspora. This paper is dedicated to the memory of Professor Michael C. Mbabuike, “Ugonabo” – an accomplished poet, a distinguished scholar, a most valued colleague, a brother in the truest sense of the word, a decent man – with whom I shared an immense love for our homeland, Igboland.     

Framing Globalization: Wedding Pictures,Funeral Photography,and Family Snapshots in Rural China

Balikci-Denjongpa, Anna. Tingvong: a Lepcha Village in Sikkim. Dawa T. Lepcha, cinematographer; Anna Balikci-Denjongpa, anthropologist and project coordinator; Asen Balikci, visual anthropology advisor. Produced by the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok, Sikkim. DVD, 60 mins., color; 2005. Distributed by RAI Film and Video Library, Concord Video and Film Council, Ltd., Rosehill Centre, 22 Hines Rd., Ipswich IP3 9BG, UK. Tel: +44(0)1473-726-012; fax: +44(0)1473-274-531; e-mail: sales@concor.des.co.uk     

Planning the Family in Egypt: New Bodies, New Selves

Planning the Family in Egypt: New Bodies, New Selves. Kamran Asdar Ali. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2002. xii. 233 pp.     

Vision, Race, and Modernity: A Visual Economy of the Andean Image World

Vision, Race, and Modernity:. Visual Economy of the Andean Image World. Deborah Poole. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997.264 pp.