Cultural Identity Formation Amongst Dogras In The Globalised World: Influence Of Age And Place Of Residence.

Abstract

The changing world has brought multipharious changes in youngsters towards the manifestation and expression of cultural identity. In a globalised era, youngsters are exposed to multiple cultural identities. Youth in the present era are seen to have diminished preferences towards cultural commitments. The present paper reflects the homogenizing effect of global trends on cultural identities and promotion of the notion of multi-cultural identities amongst younger generation. An attempt has been made to investigates the level of commitments towards cultural practices amongst different age groups of Dogra community. The applied tool consists of 14 items reflecting the various aspect of ethnic identity belongingness. Results of the present study revealed that there is a significant perceptual difference in cultural identity of different age groups of Dogra ethnic group. Furthermore, it has been found that there is a significant perceptual difference on cultural identity of Dogra community within the context of different residential areas (rural and urban).