Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2003
Abstract
It is rare to find studies that focus on the multiple reacculturation of travelers who regularly alternate residences between their homeland and a host foreign country. These travelers are best described as intercultural transients. It is difficult to exactly say how many transients exist today because of the lack of accurate data. What is clear, however, is that the number is increasing because of improved global transportation and the large economic gaps between nations (World Telecommunications Development Report, Author, 1994). In an effort to extend general knowledge as well as consequences of intercultural adjustment, this conceptual-theoretic study facilitates understanding of the complex experience of these individuals who live on cultural borders negotiating both frequent cultural transitions and their cultural identities (Cultural Studies, Routledge, New York, 1992, pp. 96–116; Communication and Identity Across Cultures, Sage, Newbury Park, CA, 1998, pp. 34–55).
Recommended Citation
Onwumechili, Chukwuka; Nwosu, Peter; Jackson, Ronald; and James-Hughes, Jacqueline, "In the deep valley with mountains to climb: Exploring identity and multiple reacculturation" (2003). Department of Strategic, Legal, and Management Communications Faculty Publications. 25.
https://dh.howard.edu/strategic_fac/25
