%0 Journal Article
%T Ethnic Identity in an Intercultural Geography: An Empirical Study
%A Mois¨¨s Esteban Guitart
%J Canadian Social Science
%D 2011
%I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
%X This study explored the ethnic identity among 331 emerging adults (144 mestizos and 187 indigenous) from the Intercultural University of Chiapas (M¨¦xico). Scholars suggest that ethnicity is much more salient for ethnic minority adolescents than for adolescents who are members of the ethnic majority. Our aim was to compare the results of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) between the majority ethnic group and the minority group studied. Specifically, the following hypothesis was examined: adolescents who are members of the ethnic minority group (indigenous) will score significantly higher on ethnic identity than adolescents who are members of the ethnic majority group (mestizos). The results supported these hypothesis. We suggest that the effect of an intercultural educative model could explain these results. Key words: Ethnic identity; Emerging adults; Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM); Intercultural educational model R¨¦sum¨¦: Cette ¨¦tude a explor¨¦ l'identit¨¦ ethnique parmi les 331 adultes naissants (144 m¨¦tis et 187 indig¨¨nes) de l'universit¨¦ interculturelle deChiapas (M¨¦xico). Les chercheurs proposent que l'appartenance ethnique soit beaucoup plus saillante pour des adolescents de minorit¨¦ ethnique que pour les adolescents qui sont des membres de la majorit¨¦ ethnique. Notre but ¨¦tait de comparer les r¨¦sultats de la mesure d'identit¨¦ ethnique de Multigroup (MEIM) entre l'ethnie de majorit¨¦ et le groupe minoritaire ¨¦tudi¨¦s. Sp¨¦cifiquement, l'hypoth¨¨se suivante a ¨¦t¨¦ examin¨¦e: les adolescents qui sont des membres du groupe minoritaire ethnique (indig¨¨ne) marqueront sensiblement plus haut sur l'identit¨¦ ethnique que les adolescents qui sont des membres du groupe ethnique de majorit¨¦ (m¨¦tis). Les r¨¦sultats ont soutenu cette hypoth¨¨se. Nous proposons que l'effet d'un mod¨¨le ¨¦ducatif interculturel pourrait expliquer ces r¨¦sultats. Mots cl¨¦s: Identit¨¦ ethnique; Adultes naissants; Mesure d'identit¨¦ ethnique de Multigroup (MEIM); Mod¨¨le ¨¦ducatif interculturel
%K Identit¨¦ ethnique
%K Adultes naissants
%K Mesure d'identit¨¦ ethnique de Multigroup (MEIM)
%K Mod¨¨le ¨¦ducatif interculturel
%K Ethnic identity
%K Emerging adults
%K Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM)
%K Intercultural educational model
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