What it means to be and feel like a "true" American: perceptions and experiences of second-generation Americans.
Through semistructured interviews, the authors investigated the relationships between the definition of a "true" American, the impact of 9/11, and the war in Iraq and their impact on experiences of fitting into and being excluded from the American identity with a sample of 10 2nd-generation young adults. Using consensual qualitative research methods (C. E. Hill et al., 2005; C. E. Hill, B. Thompson, & E. N. Williams, 1997) the authors identified 6 major domains that described participants' experiences, including physical characteristics of true Americans, behavioral characteristics of true Americans, beliefs and values of true Americans, the impact of 9/11 on definitions of true Americans, participants' American identity, and experiences as 2nd-generation Americans.
Park-Taylor
Jennie
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Division of Psychological and Educational Services, Fordham University, New York, NY 10023, USA. parktaylor@fordham.edu
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D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D003469:Culture; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D047851:September 11 Terrorist Attacks; D012919:Social Behavior; D012933:Social Identification; D012945:Social Values; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*