Cultural-Historical Psychology
2019. Vol. 15, no. 2, 54–64
doi:10.17759/chp.2019150206
ISSN: 1816-5435 / 2224-8935 (online)
Multiple Identities, Acculturation and Adaptation of Russians in Latvia and Georgia
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Keywords: ethnic identity, national identity, place identity, integration, adaptation, acculturation strategies, ethnic minorities
Journal rubric: Empirical Research
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/chp.2019150206
Funding. The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project № 15-18-00029).
For citation: Ryabichenko T.A., Lebedeva N.M., Plotka I.D. Multiple Identities, Acculturation and Adaptation of Russians in Latvia and Georgia. Kul'turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya = Cultural-Historical Psychology, 2019. Vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 54–64. DOI: 10.17759/chp.2019150206. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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