This study was an investigation of individual and contextual predictors for same-cultural friendship preferences among non-immigrant (N = 125), Turkish (N = 196) and former Yugoslavian (N = 256) immigrant youths (M age = 14.39 years) in 36 multicultural classes. At the individual level age, gender, cultural group, number of friends, and…

Twenty-first century globalization forces of technology and trade transport cultures across territorial borders. Cultural exchange now occurs in the absence of first-hand continuous contact that accompanies population migration. We propose and test a modern type of acculturation--"remote acculturation"--associated with indirect and/or…

This study explored the predictors of parenting cognitions among 94 married immigrant Chinese couples with early-adolescent children in Canada. Mothers and fathers separately completed questionnaires assessing their culturally based parenting cognitions (interdependent childrearing goals, family obligation expectations and Chinese parent role…

Distinguishes between voluntary minorities or immigrants and involuntary minorities who came to another culture against their will or as refugees. Also distinguishes between primary cultural differences that existed before two cultures met and secondary differences that arose after contact. Argues that involuntary minorities have difficulty with…

Studied cultural differences in conflicts between parents and adolescents in 40 Australian families (20 of whom were Greek-born) and 40 Greek families. Cultural variation in response to conflict was not extensive. (RJC)

Studied attachment behaviors in indigenous Dutch and Surinam-Dutch immigrant mothers and infants. In the Surinam-Dutch group, maternal responsiveness was related to quality of attachment. Surinam-Dutch mothers scored significantly lower on a responsiveness scale than did Dutch mothers. Other cultural differences are noted. (Author/BB)