広島大学森戸国際高等教育学院紀要 Issue 4
published_at 2022-03-31

Constructing Cultural Identity: Intercultural Adaptation and Transformation Demonstrated by Integrated Global Studies (IGS) Students at Hiroshima University

SIDDIQI Hedayatullah
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Abstract
This paper provides an analysis of relations between religion, nationalism, cultural identity construction and cognitive elements in four social domains. This pilot study investigated how perceptions and beliefs relating to religious and political social constructs may have some impact to reframe students’ attitudes towards multiculturalism and their cultural identities. Based on analysis of four domains--Religion, Nationalism, Cognition, and Multiculturalism--67 Japanese and international students in the Integrated Global Studies (IGS) program at Hiroshima University students self-analyzed and reported their intercultural experiences throughout their lives. We investigated the adaptive experiences of participants exposed to a multicultural environment and explored their personal intercultural transformations, accompanied by changes in their cultural identities.
Keywords
Cultural Identity Construction
Intercultural Adaptation
Multiculturalism
Cultural Cognitive Development
Intercultural Competence