Remote Americanization in Lebanon: Conditions, Vehicles, Orientations, and Outcomes
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2020
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This study identified some of the cultural clusters existing within the Lebanese population and specifically explored the phenomenon of remote acculturation towards the American culture: its antecedents, vehicles, and outcomes in individuals aged between 18 and 40 living within the unique multicultural context of Lebanon. Self-reported questionnaires were administered to 806 participants using online data collection. These questionnaires consisted of 17 scales assessing identity and behavioral cultural orientations towards one's self-ascribed sectarian, Arab, religious, national, French, and American cultures as well as perceived dominance, permissiveness to acculturate, cultural distance, U.S. media consumption, and psychological well-being. Results indicated to the existence of three distinct clusters within the sample, two of which were relatively Americanized: A Lebanese Multicultural Americanized Cluster (23%), a Religious Multicultural Americanized Cluster (40%), and a Muslim Multicultural Traditional Cluster (37%). Our findings demonstrate that Americanization extends beyond the adolescence and emerging adulthood periods to adulthood as well, is potentially sensitive to multiple antecedents (i.e., perceived dominance, permissiveness to acculturate, and cultural distance), increases with increased U.S. media consumption, and has an influence on psychological well-being. Despite the sectarian homogeneity of our sample, this study provides important insights that could be further investigated at the cultural-specific as well as cultural-universal levels and includes practical implication and recommendations for practitioners in the fields of social and clinical psychology.
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Soubra, N. (2020). Remote Americanization in Lebanon: Conditions, Vehicles, Orientations, and Outcomes (SBS thesis, Haigazian University)