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Beiser, Morton – Migration World Magazine, 1995
Data from 1981, 1983, and 1991 to 1993 permit an analysis of the changes in stress, social resources, coping, mental health, employment, English proficiency, family reunification, consumer practices, and traditional and Canadian customs over the first decade of resettlement for Southeast Asian refugees in Canada. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Coping, Cultural Differences, Economic Factors
Download full textBen-Porath, Yossef S. – 1987
The refugee experience--migrating against one's will--is a source of immense psychological stress. This paper therefore draws on empirical findings and theoretical discussions from the psychological, psychiatric, nursing, social work, sociological, and anthropological literature in order to identify the major stressors encountered in the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Biculturalism, Cultural Differences
Seng, Seok-Hoon; Betts, Debra – 1993
This cross-cultural study compared the lives of Chinese children and British expatriate children, assessed the children's perception of potentially stressful life events, and examined the relationship between the children's cognitive maturity and their adjustment skills. Subjects were 25 British preschool children living in Singapore and 25 local…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
