Cultural Identity as a System: Toward the Crystallization of a European Cultural Identity
Cultural Identity as a System: Toward the Crystallization of a European Cultural Identity

Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses cultural identity from the perspective of systems theory. I argue that when people find themselves in new cultural contexts, their cultural identity, as a self-regulating system, reacts and determines an adaptation effort, which should re-establish the lost equilibrium. I will address this issue following theoretical delimitations of culture, cultural identity and systems theory. In this new light, the problem of European identity raises new questions and interpretations.

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