CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER 11
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Asian American identity development models - ANS models of identity development that
focused on the development of Asian ethnic identity
Black identity development models - ANS Models proposed to explain how African
Americans develop their racial identities through a process of racial awakening
Cross model of psychological *nigrescence* (the process of becoming black) is perhaps the
most influential and well documented - ANS -original cross model was developed during the
civil rights movement and delineates 5-stage process in which Blacks in the U.S move from a
white frame of reference to a positive Black frame of reference:
Cross' original 5 stage-process:
*Black Identity Development* - ANS 1) pre-encounter stage
2) encounter stage
3) immersion-emersion stage
4) internalization stage
5) internalization-commitment
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, 1) *pre-encounter stage* - ANS characterized by African Americans' consciously or
unconsciously devaluing their own Blackness and concurrently VALUING WHITE values and
ways.
-Blacks evidence of low-self esteem, self-hate, poor mental health
2) *encounter stage* - ANS 2 step process:
1) individual encounters a profound crisis or event that challenges his or her previous mode of
thinking and behaving
2) Black person begins to reinterpret the world, resulting in a shift in world-views
-Black person experiences both guilt and anger over being brainwashed by White Society
3) *immersion-emersion stage* - ANS person withdraws from the dominant culture and
becomes immersed in African American culture
-Black pride begins to develop-BUT internalization of positive attitudes toward one's own
Blackness is minimal
4) *internalization stage* - ANS characterized by inner security, as conflicts between the old
and new identities are resolved
-Global anti-white feelings subside as the person becomes more flexible, tolerant, and more
multicultural/bicultural
5) *internalization-commitment* - ANS commitment that such individuals have toward social
change, social justice, and civil rights
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
Asian American identity development models - ANS models of identity development that
focused on the development of Asian ethnic identity
Black identity development models - ANS Models proposed to explain how African
Americans develop their racial identities through a process of racial awakening
Cross model of psychological *nigrescence* (the process of becoming black) is perhaps the
most influential and well documented - ANS -original cross model was developed during the
civil rights movement and delineates 5-stage process in which Blacks in the U.S move from a
white frame of reference to a positive Black frame of reference:
Cross' original 5 stage-process:
*Black Identity Development* - ANS 1) pre-encounter stage
2) encounter stage
3) immersion-emersion stage
4) internalization stage
5) internalization-commitment
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, 1) *pre-encounter stage* - ANS characterized by African Americans' consciously or
unconsciously devaluing their own Blackness and concurrently VALUING WHITE values and
ways.
-Blacks evidence of low-self esteem, self-hate, poor mental health
2) *encounter stage* - ANS 2 step process:
1) individual encounters a profound crisis or event that challenges his or her previous mode of
thinking and behaving
2) Black person begins to reinterpret the world, resulting in a shift in world-views
-Black person experiences both guilt and anger over being brainwashed by White Society
3) *immersion-emersion stage* - ANS person withdraws from the dominant culture and
becomes immersed in African American culture
-Black pride begins to develop-BUT internalization of positive attitudes toward one's own
Blackness is minimal
4) *internalization stage* - ANS characterized by inner security, as conflicts between the old
and new identities are resolved
-Global anti-white feelings subside as the person becomes more flexible, tolerant, and more
multicultural/bicultural
5) *internalization-commitment* - ANS commitment that such individuals have toward social
change, social justice, and civil rights
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