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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Acculturation strategies"”.
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Examining Acculturation Strategies in Immigrant and Refugee Youth: A Mixed Methods Approach to Arts-Informed Research
… immigrant youth are commonly overlooked in acculturation studies. This mixed methods approach to arts-informed research examined the acculturation strategies adopted by immigrant and refugee youth attending community-based programs. Through the use of participant drawings, the think-aloud …
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Identity Style, Acculturation Strategies and Employment Status Of Formally Educated Foreign-Born African Women In The United States
… and reasonably assimilated, the process of acculturation must also be addressed. This process is best understood when heritage and mainstream cultures are viewed independently. Formally educated foreign-born African women were the focus of this research. The purpose was to increase …
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Theorizing the barriers and facilitators to relicensing and resettling of Albertan International Medical Graduates
… their Canadian medical license. Furthermore, acculturation theory was used to explain the acculturation strategies of AIMGs, and institutional theory was used to explain how the existing policies and regulations acted as barriers to the licensing of AIMGs. AIMGs used two acculturation …
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Social and Cultural Integration Process Among Syrian Refugees in the United States
… that participants in this study adopted various “acculturation strategies”. Only three out of ten were socially and culturally integrated. However, acculturation strategies adopted by participants are dynamic and changeable overtime, so further longitudinal study is needed to examine their …
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Forced Migration and Mothering Kiwisitos: Young Colombian Women Navigating Motherhood in New Zealand.
… (bonding, bridging, and linking), Berry’s (1990) acculturation approaches (assimilation, separation, integration, and marginalisation) and Ager and Strang’s (2008) domains of integration were used to frame the study and undertake initial analysis. The purpose of the study was to learn from the …
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Multiculturalism caveat: potential antecedents of intergroup and acculturation attitudes
Multiculturalism and relevant acculturation processes are issues that are highly relevant today. Acculturation occurs in multicultural societies and refers to a process through which people from different backgrounds and with different identities try to find a balance within the same societies, …
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INTEGRATING AFRICAN-CENTERED WORLDVIEW AND ACCULTURATION AS PREDICTORS OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES IN AFRICAN AMERICANS
… of African-centered theories of worldview and acculturation as cultural constructs. Four hypotheses were tested, 1a) greater African-centered worldview is expected to be associated with higher self-esteem, and 1b) lower psychological distress, 2a) relationships between African-centered …
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From Culture Shock to Cultural Adaptation: A Workbook for International Students
… to establish sociocultural adaptation skills and acculturation strategies for students that are based upon culturally specific tasks. In practice, these behavioral and intercultural learning tasks are derived from the Multiple Intelligences learning model of variable learning styles and …
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Sleeping bags, s’mores and the great outdoors : the role of nature-based leisure in refugee integration in Canada
… potential impact of nature-based leisure on the acculturation strategies of refugees in Canada, with a focus on the integration mode, and in particular, the inclination to participate fully in the larger society. The study is underpinned by Berry’s (1997) acculturation theory, which posits the …
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Disentangling universal and cultural-specific risks to mental health among Asian Americans: A multi-site longitudinal investigation
… Intergenerational cultural conflict related to acculturation mismatch—where intercultural contact leads parents and offspring to diverge in heritage and mainstream American values and behaviors—is specific to immigrant families. Although development-based conflict does not result in serious …
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An investigation into how Algerian women living in the United Kingdom, negotiate social activities and cultural practices within virtual Third Spaces
… links migration theories, the concept of home, acculturation strategies, and imagined communities to Third Space. Due to the widespread use of social media, there is now a possibility to explore virtual Third Spaces, and the possibility of linking the previously mentioned concepts to the virtual …
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Tracing the journey of cross-cultural adaptation of Polish migrant women in Ireland - a process of creating home when home is away.
… social networks, language issues, and different acculturation strategies by both migrant women and members of the host culture. Together, these factors have an effect on the process of cross-cultural adaptation, which includes compromising cultural practices and values, and consequently results …
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The impact of food consumption patterns on identity: the case of Zimbabwean inbetweeners living in the UK
… migration, consumer culture theory, consumer acculturation, diaspora theory, memory and nostalgia and food consumption and identity. The study used a qualitative research approach to address the issues under investigation. Interviews were used to collect data based on the understanding that …
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FAMILY COHESION AND CHILD FUNCTIONING AMONG SOUTH KOREAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE US: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF KOREAN PARENT-CHILD CLOSENESS AND THE MODERATING ROLE OF ACCULTURATION
… Jung culture, Confucian ideologies, and acculturation strategies may explain the distinctive patterns in family relationships and parent-child closeness in Korean heritage families. To better understand cultural variations in family dynamics and interpersonal functioning at the family …
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GUAN AND SHAMING AMONG CHINESE FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES: THE MODERATING EFFECTS OF PERCEIVED CULTURAL NORMATIVENESS
… theory, the developmental niche model, model of acculturation strategies, and the cultural normativeness hypothesis to examine links between shaming and training parenting strategies, and psychological and academic outcomes among children of Chinese immigrants living in the U.S. The sample …
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Chinese parenting and children's compliance to adults: a cross-cultural comparative study
… the effects of child temperament, culture and acculturation strategies on reported parenting beliefs and practices, observed parental behaviour, child behaviour, mother–child interaction dynamics and children’s compliance. The data were collected from a total of 90 families with 5- to …
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Exploring public management and diversity in a single embedded case-study : Developing new theories and strategies for cultural diversity management in German public administrations
… wrought by organisationally pre-defined‘acculturation strategies’ that determine the cultural and value-based orientation and implementation of these diversity strategies. The study, therefore, focuses on the organisational acculturation strategy and the (hitherto missing) understanding …
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Long-Term Western Residents in Japan: Hidden Barriers to Acculturation
<p>This study explores the acculturation experiences of long-term Western residents in Japan using a broad intercultural studies approach. First, the historical context of Westerners coming to Japan is discussed. Next, literature from the field of intercultural studies is considered. This …
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Language, identity and parenting in acculturation: A case study of Saudi Arabian mothers sojourning in New Zealand
… assist a situated explanation of the process of acculturation (Berry, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2011) that these Saudi mothers underwent, and the most recent model (Kolb, 2015) was refined to develop a construct of cross-cultural experiential learning. This study contributes a qualitative understanding …