Cultural Values and Minority People of Color

Authors

Doman Lum, California State University, Sacramento

Abstract

This article delineates various dimensions of culture, factors influencing acculturation, majority and minority values, and etic and emic dimensions of cultural values. It contributes to the debate about whether there are distinctive minority people of color values or whether these values are a function of migration and social class. It introduces the concepts of transcultural, cross cultural, paracultual, metacultural, and pancultural as well as cultural ethclass.

Recommended Citation

Lum, Doman (1995) "Cultural Values and Minority People of Color," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 22: Iss. 1, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2215
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol22/iss1/5