Negotiating Local and Global Values in a Globalized World: The Envisioned Futures of Thai Adolescents

This study investigates how adolescents growing up in a rapidly globalizing Thai city psychologically manage local and global values when considering their envisioned futures. Qualitative analysis of interviews conducted with 20 (16–18 years old) adolescents reveals four distinct patterns of local–g...

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Published in:Journal of research on adolescence 2020-12, Vol.30 (4), p.856-874
Main Author: McKenzie, Jessica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Biculturalism
Cultural change
Cultural values
Global local relationship
Qualitative research
Teenagers
Values
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Summary:This study investigates how adolescents growing up in a rapidly globalizing Thai city psychologically manage local and global values when considering their envisioned futures. Qualitative analysis of interviews conducted with 20 (16–18 years old) adolescents reveals four distinct patterns of local–global value negotiation. Findings indicate that adolescents at times dynamically reshape local values in order to encompass global values; at other times, adolescents conceive of themselves as sitting at the crossroads of value systems that cannot be readily integrated. By revealing how global youth negotiate local and global values, this study pushes forward the scientific understanding of biculturalism in contexts of rapid cultural change.
ISSN:1050-8392
1532-7795
DOI:10.1111/jora.12567