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Author:   Laura De Pretto ,  Saira Mirza
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783032136862

ISBN 10:   3032136865
Pages:   233
Publication Date:   19 April 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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SECTION 1: The Psychology of Migration and Identity Transformation.- 1.- Straddling Multiple Identities: Navigating as an African Living in the Diaspora in the UK.- 2.- Unsettling the Settler: Migration, Identity Negotiation, and Psychological Resilience in the Black British Diaspora.- 3.- The Sounds of Identity: Attitudes to Accent Accommodation in the Cuban Diaspora.- 4.- Acculturation and Well-Being: The Experiences of Hong Kong High-Skilled Immigrants in the UK.- SECTION 2: Migration, Social Belonging, and Intragroup Dynamics.- 5.- 5.- Caste, Migration, and Intragroup Polarisation: Psychosocial Dynamics within the South Asian Diaspora in the UK.- 6.- Psychosocial Foundations of Migration and Social Belonging: The Case of the Female Iranian Diaspora in London.- 7.- Home is Where the Heart Is: The Plight of the Urdu-Speaking People and Bangladesh.

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Laura De Pretto (PhD) is Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences & Education, Leeds Trinity University, UK. Formerly Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, De Pretto is a cross-cultural psychologist researching how culture shapes human relationships with natural environments and migration dynamics. Her work covers identity, biculturalism, acculturation, and intragroup processes in diaspora communities. She earned her PhD in Applied Psychology at ECNU, Shanghai, after undergraduate studies in Italy. She has co-edited volumes on diaspora studies and fosters global collaborations on migration, culture, and diversity.   Saira Mirza (BA, MSc) is a doctoral researcher specialising in South Asian psychology, migration, child and family welfare, and intersectionality. She holds a MSc in Psychology and a BA in Supporting Children, Young People and Families. Her work integrates social justice, diaspora studies, acculturation, and applied psychology, informed by extensive professional experience in education and community development.

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