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Behavioural acculturation of young Pakistani students in Hong Kong: A qualitative inquiry
Author(s)
Date Issued
2023
ISSN
0218-8791
1742-6855
Citation
Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2023, Vol. 43(3), pp. 820-834.
Type
Peer Reviewed Journal Article
Abstract
Acculturation is an emerging field of inquiry in the multicultural context of Hong Kong. Behavioural acculturation focuses mainly on cultural practices such as language use, dietary preferences, customs and traditions, socialization and media consumption. Despite a phenomenal growth of research on the educational predicament of immigrant youth based on a deficit-based “stress and coping” approach, there is a dearth of literature on how non-Chinese young people experience the phenomenon of intercultural learning in Hong Kong. This article reports a qualitative study on the behavioural acculturation of a group of Pakistani secondary school students in Hong Kong from a culture leaning perspective. The study findings challenge the deficit-based perspective and advocate a culture-learning approach to the study of acculturation.
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