This study explores different acculturation pathways that older immigrants follow, and the social/cultural identities they claim (or do not claim), as they live and age in Australia. Data were collected from 29 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with older immigrants (65+ years) from nine cultural backgrounds. We used participants’ self-defined cultural identity to explore how these cultural identities were enacted in different contexts. Mapping self-defined cultural identity with narratives about what participants do in relation to ethnic and host cultures, we found three dynamic acculturation pathways: (a) identifying with the ethnic culture while embracing aspects of Australian culture, (b) identifying with Australian culture while participating in the ethnic culture, and (c) identifying with both cultures while maintaining the way of life of the ethnic culture. These pathways show that acculturation strategies are not necessarily consistent with self-defined identity, within the same individual or over time. Rather, the participants’ narratives suggest that their life in the settlement country involves ongoing negotiation across people, culture, and relationships. The findings highlight the importance for acculturation research to be situated in the context in which immigrants find themselves, to capture the nuances of these dynamic acculturation experiences.

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澳大利亚年老移民的文化适应动态

这项研究探索了年长移民在澳大利亚生活和年龄时遵循的不同适应途径，以及他们声称（或不主张）的社会/文化身份。数据是从29种半结构化，深度访谈中收集的，这些访谈来自九种文化背景，年龄在65岁以上（65岁以上）。我们使用参与者的自定义文化身份来探索如何在不同背景下制定这些文化身份。通过使用参与者关于种族和东道国文化的叙述来映射自定义的文化身份，我们发现了三种动态的适应途径：（a）在认同澳大利亚文化的同时认同种族文化，（b）认同澳大利亚文化而参与民族文化 （c）在保持民族文化生活方式的同时，识别两种文化。这些途径表明，适应策略不一定在同一个人内或随着时间的推移与自我定义的身份一致。相反，参与者的叙述表明，他们在定居国家的生活涉及到人，文化和人际关系方面的持续谈判。这些发现凸显了将适应性研究置于移民所处的环境中的重要性，以捕捉这些动态适应性体验的细微差别。参与者的叙述表明，他们在定居国家的生活涉及人，文化和人际关系方面的持续谈判。这些发现凸显了将适应性研究置于移民所处的环境中的重要性，以捕捉这些动态适应性体验的细微差别。参与者的叙述表明，他们在定居国家的生活涉及到人，文化和人际关系方面的持续谈判。这些发现凸显了将适应性研究置于移民所处的环境中的重要性，以捕捉这些动态适应性体验的细微差别。