Identity Around the World: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 138 (Paperback)

1. Identity Around the World: An Overview 1
Seth J. Schwartz, Byron L. Zamboanga, Alan Meca, Rachel A. Ritchie
This chapter provides an overview of personal and ethnic/cultural identity, important processes that are only beginning to be studied systematically in various national contexts.

2. Personal Identity in Belgium and The Netherlands 19
Theo A. Klimstra, Koen Luyckx, Wim H. J. Meeus
Belgium and The Netherlands have been hotbeds of personal identity research, and this research is situated within the cultural and historical contexts of these countries.

3. Identity Development in German Emerging Adults: Not an Easy Task 35
Inge Seiffge-Krenke, Marja-Lena Haid
German adolescents and emerging adults face a diffi cult challenge in developing a sense of identity amid the backdrop of East–West reunification and collective guilt for the Holocaust.

4. Personal and Ethnic Identity in Swedish Adolescents and Emerging Adults 61
Laura Ferrer-Wreder, Kari Trost, Carolyn Cass Lorente, Shahram Mansoory
Sweden is characterized by democratic and somewhat permissive parent–child relationships, and these family styles exert unique effects on identity development among Swedish adolescents and emerging adults.

5. Personal Identity in Italy 87
Elisabetta Crocetti, Emanuela Rabaglietti, Luigia Simona Sica
In Italy, the transition to adulthood is often protracted, with young people remaining at home with their parents into their late 20s and early 30s. This extended transition to adulthood shapes the ways in which young Italians develop their identities.

6. Globalization and Identity Development: A Chinese Perspective 103
Min Cheng, Steven L. Berman
Although China has traditionally been a heavily collectivist country, the effects of globalization are beginning to affect the ways in which young Chinese people develop a sense of self.

7. Personal Identity in Japan 123
Kazumi Sugimura, Shinichi Mizokami
Japanese culture has changed considerably over the last generation, and Japanese adolescents and emerging adults have been embracing identities characterized by individualistic collectivism.

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