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Using the Multicultural Family Support Centers and Adjustment among Interethnic and Interracial Families in South Korea
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Chung, Grace H.; Yoo, Joan P. – Family Relations, 2013
The present study proposes a model of using the Multicultural Family Support Centers and adjustment among foreign brides and their interethnic and interracial families in South Korea based on the narratives of 10 foreign brides married to Korean men and 11 service providers who directly interact with these women and their families. The results…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Foreign Countries, Foreign Nationals, Spouses
The Evolution of Luz: A Case Study of Gendered Tensions of Romance and Domesticity in the Life of a Former Migrant, Chicana College Student
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Reyes, Reynaldo, III; Valles, Estella; Salinas, Cinthia – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2011
This paper is a case study of a Chicana former migrant in her first year of college through CAMP (College Assistance Migrant Program), and how she negotiated the challenges of family, romance, and the desire to reach her goals. Through narrative analysis, the authors examine the thoughts, words, and experiences of Luz's life to provide insight to…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Migrants, College Freshmen, Family Relationship
Acculturation and Transformation among Female Immigrant Military Spouses in an ESL Learning Program at a Community College
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Darnell, Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study was designed to explore the acculturation experiences of military-related immigrant wives enrolled in an ESL program in a selected community college. More specifically, the purpose of the study was to understand the personal and structural forces that facilitated or hindered their acculturation process into their community of residence…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Immigrants, Females, Spouses
Intimate Relationships of Female International Students
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Popadiuk, Natalee E. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2008
Five female international students studying at a western Canadian university were interviewed about their experiences of being in a difficult intimate heterosexual relationship. An in-depth interpretive analysis revealed that, according to the participants, these relational struggles influenced their adjustment to the host culture. Implications…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Intimacy, Foreign Countries, Sexuality
Contextualizing Women Domestic Violence Survivors' Economic and Emotional Dependencies
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Chronister, Krista M. – American Psychologist, 2007
Comments on the article by Robert Bornstein, "The Complex Relationship Between Dependency and Domestic Violence,". Bornstein's attention to both types of dependency and women's experiences of domestic violence. I believe that his discussion of these complex relationships and social policy recommendations may be enhanced with a more integrated and…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Social Influences, Interpersonal Relationship
Vietnamese Women and Domestic Violence: A Qualitative Examination
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Nguyen, Tuyen D. – Qualitative Report, 2004
This grounded theory qualitative study investigated the major influencing factors in the United States that empowered six Vietnamese women who had been in abusive relationships to take actions, to make changes in their intimate relationships, unlike many of their abused counterparts in their homeland. Interviews of two focus group sessions,…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research, Influences, Empowerment