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Peer reviewedMayadas, Nazneen S.; Elliott, Doreen – Journal of Multicultural Social Work, 1992
Discusses xenophobia as a key factor in inhibiting social integration of immigrants. Categorizes the social situations of immigrants and other minority groups based on their high/low economic and high/low cultural integration. Suggests interventions at the policy, institutional, community, and individual level to lessen xenophobia. (37 references)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Economic Factors, Ethnic Bias
Download full textBerry, J. W. – 1988
This paper reviews the concepts of acculturation and adaptation to provide a framework for understanding the highly variable relationship between acculturation and mental health in refugee populations. It begins with an extended definition and discussion of the concepts of acculturation and adaptation. The characteristics of acculturating groups…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Cambodians, Laotians
Peer reviewedFuchs, Lawrence H. – International Migration Review, 1992
Examines relationships between research in the area of international migration and public policy, tracing the history of migration research since the first publication of "International Migration Review" in 1964. Forces that drive migration are powerful and extremely complex. Gaining insight into them has value beyond its immediate…
Descriptors: Government Role, History, Immigrants, Influences
Gougeon, Thomas D. – 2000
Small communities require the services of professionals such as doctors and teachers, but most professionals are trained in metropolitan areas. Urban-trained professionals are seldom prepared for the social and cultural differences that confront them when they move to rural communities. Such newcomers frequently experience culture shock--the…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Psychology, Community Relations, Culture Conflict
Gold, Stephen J. – 1990
The situation of Jews who have immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union is reviewed, and information is presented to help teachers of immigrant children. The onset of "glasnost" has made Soviets the largest refugee population to enter the United States in recent years. Thousands more are expected in the near future.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Educational Experience
Wollenberg, Charles – 1989
California has one of the most diverse societies on earth. Ethnic minorities comprise at least one-third of the state's people, and the society is becoming ever more diverse. It is estimated that by about the year 2010, California will have no majority ethnic group. The historical development of this diversity is traced from the arrival of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
