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Unexamined ethnic Identity It is characterized by lack of exploring or demonstrating their personal ethnicity. This may result from the desire to suppress their own ethnicity in an effort to identify with the majority culture. Cultural identity search  It begins when the individual becomes interested in learning and understanding their own ethnic identity. Cultural identity achievement It is reached when you have a clear and confident understanding of your own cultural identity. * * * * * * * Characteristics of Cultural Identity Cultural identity is central to a person’s sense of self. Cultural identity is dynamic（动态的）. Cultural identity is also multifaceted（多方面的）components of one’s self-concept. Chapter 5 Culture Subculture (亚文化) and co-culture (共存文化) A subculture is a segment（部分）of society that shares a distinctive pattern of mores, folkways, and values that differs from the pattern of the larger society. In a sense, a subculture can be thought of as a culture existing within a larger, dominant culture. “Sub” implies inferior（下级的，次要的） so “co” is used to indicate the idea of equality. Chapter 5 Culture 1.4 Subculture, Co-culture, and Subgroup Hippies (嬉皮士) of the 1960s US Chapter 5 Culture Andy Liu’s fans Yang Lijuan went to Hong Kong for Andy. Her father committed suicide there. Chapter 5 Culture Subgroup Generally speaking, the subgroup members usually have the characteristics of temporality and deviant（偏离的） label and having wanna-be behaviors(目标行为) . Chapter 5 Culture Home work and After-class activities l Write a paper describing the cultural features of your hometown. l?Surf on the Internet to collect the information about the cultural difference Chapter 5 Culture * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 跨文化交际 Chapter 5 Culture Learning objectives: Chapter 5 Culture 1.? Understand the definitions of culture and the characteristic