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Perez, Ydalith R.; And Others – 1992
This study explored empirically the influence of acculturation (Hispanics' acquisition of behavioral patterns of the North American culture) on help seeking (coping) when a stressful event is experienced. It has been proposed that mental health services in the United States are highly reflective of Anglo American cultural values and thus…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Behavior Patterns, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Coping
Kim, Young Y. – 1976
Communication patterns of foreign immigrants in the process of acculturation are conceptualized on cognitive and behavioral levels. The cognitive level is observed in the complexity of an immigrant's perception of the host society; the behavioral level, in the immigrant's involvement in the host society through interpersonal and mass…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes
Kim, Young Y. – 1979
The psychological and social adjustment patterns of 809 Indochinese refugee heads of household in Illinois were examined by collecting data on their intrapersonal and interpersonal communication patterns. Four of five propositions derived from an interactive communication theory of the acculturation process were supported. The Indochinese…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Biculturalism
Perry, Linda A. M. – 1985
In a study designed to discover and describe the transmission of cultural meaning among women in middle management positions, oral histories of 10 middle management women were tape-recorded. The tapes were then transcribed and statements referring to the subjects' organizational enculturation were transferred onto approximately 500 sort cards.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Decision Making
Kim, Young Yun – 1977
This study provides evidence of trends in Korean immigrants' communication patterns. Data were collected in a survey of 400 randomly selected Korean households in the Chicago area and were analyzed for interethnic communication (between immigrants and members of the host society), intraethnic communication (between immigrants and other members of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Communication Research
St. Martin, Gail M. – 1981
This paper details the content of a one-term course designed to introduce advanced students of English as a second language to the general cultural environment of the United States, especially the university, and to provide them with some intercultural communication skills and awarenesses. Focus is placed on students' needs assessment, the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Audiolingual Skills, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques
Rohner, Ronald P. – 1976
The objective of this research paper is to present evidence showing that sex differences in aggression are universal, but that within limits the differences are also highly susceptible to experiential modification. Aggression is defined as any behavior that intends to hurt a person or a thing, physically or verbally. Investigation was conducted…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories