Stage 6: Integration
Integration is the final stage of the DMIS, rarely do learners achieve this level of cultural sensitivity. During integration the learner is able to have other cultural experience move in and out of their own worldview. People in this view often maintain a marginal self-identity and view themselves as "in-process" (Cushner, McClelland, & Safford, 2012, p. 165). People that reach integration are often culture mediators. They are able to help others understand different cultures and promote unity between these two cultures (Cushner, McClelland, & Safford, 2012, p. 165).
Common phrases that learners might use at this stage are:
"Sometimes I don't feel like I fit anywhere."
"Everywhere is home, if you know enough about how things work there."
"I feel most comfortable when I'm Bridging differences between the cultures I know." (Cushner, McClelland, & Safford, 2012, p. 165)
"Sometimes I don't feel like I fit anywhere."
"Everywhere is home, if you know enough about how things work there."
"I feel most comfortable when I'm Bridging differences between the cultures I know." (Cushner, McClelland, & Safford, 2012, p. 165)