Ethnic Identity Essay
ARSHIA U. ZAIDI, AMANDA COUTURE-CARRON,
ELEANOR MATICKA-TYNDALE AND MEHEK ARIF
Ethnic Identity, Religion, and Gender:
An Exploration of Intersecting Identities Creating
Diverse Perceptions and Experiences with Intimate
Cross-Gender Relationships Amongst South Asian
Youth in Canada
Abstract
The migration of South Asians from one country to another is becoming increasingly common. This movement comes with post migratory challenges that extend to second-generation South Asians who have to negotiate socialization into two often conflicting sets of values, beliefs, attitudes, and practices: those within and those outside the home. One such challenge faced by secondgeneration South Asians is the negotiation and formation of cross-gender heterosexual …show more content…
Of the five religious female Christians, two had unexamined ethnic identities, which indicates they were uncritical of the heritage culture’s norms. They also never had a relationship and were virgins. There were two with achieved ethnic identity who blended aspects of the heritage and host cultures. These two had relationships, but were still virgins. There was one with an explored ethnic identity who was critical of their heritage culture’s norms, had a relationship, and was not a virgin. Of the two religious Christian males, both had achieved ethnic identities, had relationships, and one was a virgin while the other was not.
Moderately Religious Christians
Of the three somewhat/moderately religious Christian females, one had an achieved
Arshia U. Zaidi, Amanda Couture-Carron, Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale and Mehek Arif
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ethnic identity, had a relationship, and was still a virgin. Two had explored ethnic identities, had relationships, and one was a virgin while the other was not. Of the three somewhat/moderately religious Christian males, one had an unexamined
ELEANOR MATICKA-TYNDALE AND MEHEK ARIF
Ethnic Identity, Religion, and Gender:
An Exploration of Intersecting Identities Creating
Diverse Perceptions and Experiences with Intimate
Cross-Gender Relationships Amongst South Asian
Youth in Canada
Abstract
The migration of South Asians from one country to another is becoming increasingly common. This movement comes with post migratory challenges that extend to second-generation South Asians who have to negotiate socialization into two often conflicting sets of values, beliefs, attitudes, and practices: those within and those outside the home. One such challenge faced by secondgeneration South Asians is the negotiation and formation of cross-gender heterosexual …show more content…
Of the five religious female Christians, two had unexamined ethnic identities, which indicates they were uncritical of the heritage culture’s norms. They also never had a relationship and were virgins. There were two with achieved ethnic identity who blended aspects of the heritage and host cultures. These two had relationships, but were still virgins. There was one with an explored ethnic identity who was critical of their heritage culture’s norms, had a relationship, and was not a virgin. Of the two religious Christian males, both had achieved ethnic identities, had relationships, and one was a virgin while the other was not.
Moderately Religious Christians
Of the three somewhat/moderately religious Christian females, one had an achieved
Arshia U. Zaidi, Amanda Couture-Carron, Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale and Mehek Arif
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ethnic identity, had a relationship, and was still a virgin. Two had explored ethnic identities, had relationships, and one was a virgin while the other was not. Of the three somewhat/moderately religious Christian males, one had an unexamined