Question

Your family is african american. your brother is able to act in accordance with his ethnic background or with the majority culture when he deems it appropriate. he has developed a dual identity in this regard. according to phinney, what ethnic identity status has your brother taken

Answer 1

Answer:

Biculturalism

Explanation:

When a person develops a dual identity regarding his native culture and ancestral culture, he has developed the status of ethnic identity called biculturalism.

Biculturalism is a term used to refer to a situation where people participate in two or more cultures (like the boy shown in the question that participates in American culture and fro culture). These people adapt, at least in part, their attitudes, behaviors, values, etc., to these two cultures. In addition they combine and mix aspects of the cultures involved. Certain characteristics of these people come from one culture or another, while others are a mixture of two or several cultures.

Answer 2

According to Phinney, the fact that your brother is able to act in accordance with his ethnic background or with the majority culture but he has also developed a dual identity in this regard means that he has taken the following ethnic identity status:  biculturalism. The term describes co-existence of two originally distinct cultures.