
ERIC Number: EJ669107
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Comparison of Models of Acculturation: The Case of Korean Americans.
Lee, Soo-Kyung; Sobal, Jeffrey; Frongillo, Edward A.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v34 n3 p282-96 May 2003
Examined whether a unidimensional or bidimensional model better explained acculturation of Korean Americans on two levels (separate domains of acculturation and overall acculturation), also noting whether there were meaningfully different forms of acculturation in Korean Americans. Surveys of a national sample of Korean Americans indicated that on both levels, a bidimensional model more completely explained acculturation. Three forms of acculturation were identified (assimilation, integration, and segregation). (SM)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Immigrants, Korean Americans, Models, Research Methodology, Social Integration
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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