Immigration and globalization are at historic highs, making biculturalism, whether by way of immigration-based proximal acculturation or globalization-based remote acculturation, increasingly commonplace for adolescents. Using focus group interviews, this qualitative study explored Latinx adolescents’ (n = 19, 13-19 years) views of proximal biculturalism in the United States, and Jamaican adolescents’ (n = 15, 13-18 years) views of remote biculturalism in Jamaica in terms of the existence, adaptive value, and challenges of biculturalism. Findings of thematic analyses revealed that both groups of adolescents viewed biculturalism as possible in their respective contexts although differences in processes and mechanisms were evident. In addition, youth in both contexts saw biculturalism as beneficial for social and practical reasons. Finally, both groups acknowledged challenges related to biculturalism; however, internal conflicts based on physical appearance was a theme of discussion only among U.S. Latinxs, whereas problems fitting in were primary concerns for Jamaicans. Studying the similarities (and differences) between proximal and remote biculturalism can enrich biculturalism theory, and doing so from the adolescent point of view has important practical value by providing a fuller understanding of the experience of biculturalism among youth who are developing ethnic/cultural identities and planning their futures in diversifying cultural environments.

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近端和远程适应：两种语境下的青少年双文化主义观点

移民和全球化处于历史最高水平，无论是通过基于移民的近端适应还是基于全球化的远程适应，双文化主义在青少年中越来越普遍。通过焦点小组访谈，这项定性研究探索了美国拉丁裔青少年（n = 19、13-19岁）对近端双文化主义的看法，以及牙买加青少年（n = 15、13-18岁）对远程双文化主义的看法。牙买加在双重文化主义的存在，适应价值和挑战方面。专题分析的结果表明，尽管在过程和机制上存在明显差异，但两组青少年都在各自的背景下认为双语是可能的。此外，在两种情况下，青年人都出于社会和实践的原因认为双语文化是有益的。最后，两组都承认与双重文化主义有关的挑战；然而，基于外表的内部冲突仅是美国拉丁裔讨论的主题，而适合的问题则是牙买加人的主要关切。研究近端和偏远的双文化主义之间的相似性（和差异）可以丰富双文化主义理论，并且从青少年的角度出发，通过对正在发展的民族/文化认同和在多元化的文化环境中规划自己的未来。