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Enculturation, Allen Gnanam
Enculturation, Allen Gnanam
Allen Gnanam
Enculturation is the process by which individuals of an ethnic group unintentionally, unconsciously, and naturally, acquire culture specific values, knowledge, behaviours, manners, and identities (Gob, Lee, & Yoon, 2008) (Grovtevant, Gunnar & Hellerstedt, 2006) (Kim & Omizo, 2006) (Constantine & Miville, 2006). There are many psychological concepts that can be linked to enculturation such as psychological protective factors, perceived sense of well being, social connectedness, psychological health, cultural identity, help seeking, self efficacy, and self esteem. Research literature pertaining to enculturation has illustrated that, the degree to which these psychological concepts are present within individuals, are strongly influenced by enculturation. …
“Immigrant ‘Transnationalism’ And The Presence Of The Past”, Roger D. Waldinger
“Immigrant ‘Transnationalism’ And The Presence Of The Past”, Roger D. Waldinger
Roger D Waldinger
Scholars of “immigrant transnationalism” tell us that the case of contemporary migrants living “here” and “there” represents something new. Engaging with the historical and contemporary literatures, this chapter argues that the relationship between “immigrant transnationalism” now and then takes a far more complex form. The chapter highlights three different modalities of past/present connection: (1) recurrence -- the continued reappearance of trans-state immigrant and ethnic ties linking “here” and “there, a feature, however, generic to all long-distance migrations, whether international or internal; (2) secular change -- the rise of massive state apparatuses controlling population movements between states, and rationalizing distinctions between …
Acculturation, Allen Gnanam
Acculturation, Allen Gnanam
Allen Gnanam
Acculturation is an experience/ phenomenon that occurs when groups of individuals with different cultural backgrounds engage in on going/ continuous physical contact, which in turn causes one or more of the different cultures too experience adaptation/ a change in their original cultural practices (Berry, 1997); (Berry, 2008). Acculturation is a phenomenon that occurs at a macro level/ group level and a micro level/ individual level, and this means that an individual of a certain ethnic minority group can experience acculturation differently than their ethnic minority group (Berry, 1997). Macro level acculturation occurs when the original culture of a specific ethnic …
Bad Jobs, Good Jobs, No Jobs? The Employment Experience Of The Mexican American Second Generation, Roger D. Waldinger
Bad Jobs, Good Jobs, No Jobs? The Employment Experience Of The Mexican American Second Generation, Roger D. Waldinger
Roger D Waldinger
Concern with the prospects and experience of the "new" second generation stands at the top of the immigration research agenda in the United States. In contrast to the past, many immigrant offspring appear to be rapidly heading upward, exemplified by the large number of Chinese, Korean, Indian, and other, Asian-origin students enrolled in the nation's leading universities, some the children of workers, others the descendants of immigrants who moved right into the middle-class. On the other hand, knowledgeable observers tell us that the offspring of today's poorly educated immigrants are likely to experience a very different fate. In their view, …
“Will The New Second Generation Experience ‘Downward Assimilation’? Segmented Assimilation Re-Assessed”, Roger D. Waldinger, Cynthia Feliciano
“Will The New Second Generation Experience ‘Downward Assimilation’? Segmented Assimilation Re-Assessed”, Roger D. Waldinger, Cynthia Feliciano
Roger D Waldinger
Research on the “new second generation” in the United States has been deeply influenced by the hypothesis of “segmented assimilation,” which contends that the children of immigrants are at risk of downward mobility into a “new rainbow underclass.” This paper seeks to assess that assertion, focusing on the experience of Mexicans, the overwhelmingly largest of today's second generation groups, and a population of predominantly working- or lower-class origins. The empirical component of this paper rests on analysis of a combined sample of the 1996-2001 Current Population Survey.