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Conditional Whites: An Analysis Of Identity Formation Patterns Among Second Generation Arab American Muslims Today, Najwa Jamal
Conditional Whites: An Analysis Of Identity Formation Patterns Among Second Generation Arab American Muslims Today, Najwa Jamal
Senior Projects Spring 2021
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.
An Exploratory Study Of Acculturation Experiences Of Graduate Student Immigrants At The University Of San Francisco, Courtney Lamar
An Exploratory Study Of Acculturation Experiences Of Graduate Student Immigrants At The University Of San Francisco, Courtney Lamar
Master's Theses
This study explores the shared challenges during the acculturation process of graduate student immigrants pursuing higher education in the United States. 13 graduate student immigrants at the University of San Francisco discuss their experiences of cultural adjustment into U.S. culture. Through qualitative interviews and thematic analysis, this study seeks to understand the acculturation experiences of graduate student immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States. This analysis is based on the individual-level experience examining attitudes and acculturation strategies in the dominant society. Analysis, possibly policy implication for institutions of higher education, and possible directions for future research …
Acculturation Among Mescalero Apache High School Students, Richard B. Scott
Acculturation Among Mescalero Apache High School Students, Richard B. Scott
Sociology ETDs
This thesis is a comparative study of the effects of the social environments of two types of schools on the acculturation process among Mescalero Apache Indian high school students. The two types of schools were an Indian boarding school, located some distance from the reservation, and integrated public schools, located in small town near the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation. The Indian school removes the children from the home environment and its influences but places them where the opportunity for social interaction with members of the "Anglo" society is greater.
English language skill was used not only as an index of …