ABSTRACT
Immigration and the desire for refuge depend on boundaries, and the concept of boundaries also has interpersonal, intergenerational, and social connotations. Boundaries are sites for playing out the dynamics of cultural exchange and cultural friction. An example of only a small sliver of the territory covered by psychological studies investigating boundaries is the literature on sexual behavior. In the United States, the arbitrary drawing of boundaries in election districts results in sharpened contrasts between antithetical political subcultures and leads to differential participation in elections by specific cultural groups. Boundary concepts can be integrated with discussions of immigration, sexuality, or any other area where ingroup and outgroup are foregrounded. Cartographic exploration can be a starting point; search for data holes worldwide and suggest ways to conceptually examine the physical and virtual location of cultural differences.
