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…

Tests of cognitive style and questionnaires on socialization practices and Mexican-American family values were administered to children and their mothers in three Mexican-American communities in southern California. Subjects from the "traditional" community which was most identified with the sociocultural premises of Mexican culture were…

Found that increasing generation level was associated with decreasing frequency of altruism/group-enhancenment and equality choices and increasing frequency of rivalry/superiority choices, supporting an acculturation to the majority rather than acculturation to the barrio model. (Author/AM)

Vietnamese and Laotian refugees scored higher in marginality and anxiety and lower in modernity than Americans. The relationship between marginality and anxiety was negative for Laotians, not significant for Vietnamese, and positive for Americans. These findings question the relevance of the concept of marginality in studying refugees'…

Examined the impact of immigration on parent-adolescent value similarity, consistency of parents' value messages, and value transmission processes. Data from Soviet immigrant families in Israel and matched Israeli families indicated that immigrant adolescents resembled native-born adolescents more that they resembled their parents in value…

Investigated how meanings of being Chinese and being American varied among young adults, examining orientations to Chinese and American cultures and noting cultural domains upon which being Chinese and being American were based. Surveys of Chinese American college students who were American-born or immigrants indicated that the meanings attached…

Examined the impact of intergenerational transmission processes on the intercultural contact and ethnic identification of second generation adolescents from five migrant groups in Germany, distinguishing four possible outcomes of intercultural contact (integration, assimilation, segregation, and marginalization). Data from interviews with same-sex…

To test the hypothesis that acculturation influences the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) performance of Native Americans, an instrument was developed to measure five components of acculturation. When both the acculturation instrument and the MMPI-168 were administered to 69 Rosebud Sioux, results confirmed the hypothesis. Thus,…

Surveyed Quebec francophone college students regarding their acculturation orientation towards immigrants in general and toward valued and devalued immigrants. Overall, respondents preferred individualism and integrationism over assimilationism, segregationism, and exclusionism. However, individualism and integrationism were more strongly endorsed…

It was found that from second to third generation, Mexican American children increasingly approach Anglo American norms with respect to field independence, reading achievement, and math achievement. Opposite trends were obtained with respect to self esteem; no significant effects were found with regard to locus of control. (Author/AM)

Summarizes clinical and research literature on Southeast Asian refugees' adjustment in the United States and proposes the adoption of theoretical models that may help explain individual differences. Reports that acculturation, learned helplessness, and stress management models appear to aid the conceptualizing of refugee problems and provide a…

The relationship of culture value orientation change and Rorschach indices of psychological development was investigated using a sample of second-generation Greek-Americans undergoing the acculturation process by comparing the families with psychotic member with a matched group of families in which there was no history of psychopathology. (JM)

A study of the ethnic change experienced by 477 French Canadians in their contact with English Canadian influences demonstrated that ethnic affiliation and acculturative tendency were two key dimensions of ethnic change. Findings support the ethnic pluralism (multicultural) perspective in describing ethnic change. (SLD)

This article suggests that there are genetic and cultural factors which account for the difference in drinking patterns between Caucasian and Asian Americans. It is also suggested that Asian acculturation has an influence on this difference. (EB)

In a multimethod evaluation of cross-cultural training tools involving 102 exchange students at a midwestern university, a theory-based individualism and collectivism assimilator tool had significant advantages over culture-specific and culture-general assimilators and a control condition. Results support theory-based culture assimilators. (SLD)