Cultural identity is usually understood as the identity or feeling of belonging to a group that has its own culture.
It is suggested that cultural identity develops in three stages.
- The first stage, known as unexamined cultural identity, occurs during childhood. Cultural ideas and values are easily accepted without much critical thinking.
- In the second stage, called the cultural identity search for teenagers. They may become more curious. they reach the final stage called cultural identity achievement.
Living in their own country, people can easily acquire and maintain their cultural identity. However, people often do not confine themselves to one culture.
When people move to a new culture, they may react differently:
- Some people feel a strong urge to keep their cultural identity, They also insist that their children and grandchildren maintain their cultural identity. -- - There are people who choose to abandon their heritage culture and assimilate into the new culture of the majority.
