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Peer reviewedWong-Rieger, Durhane; Quintana, Diana – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1987
The acculturation of two ethnic groups in Oklahoma was compared. Hispanics seemed to be more assimilated than Southeast Asians. Both groups were more assimilated in their work places and residences than in friendships. Ethnic networking reduced assimilation. Biculturalism was the most satisfactory form of acculturation, followed by assimilation,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Differences, Culture Contact
Peer reviewedMickelson, Roslyn Arlin – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1993
Reviews by Margaret A. Gibson (1988) and by Margaret A. Gibson and John U. Ogbu, Eds. (1991). These two books contribute significantly to theories of minority school success and failure in plural societies. Both distinguish between immigrant and involuntary minority groups, and attribute differing degrees of academic success to the cultural models…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis
Gold, Steven J.; Tuan, Mia – 1993
Close to 250,000 Jews from the former Soviet Union have arrived in the United States since the early 1970s. In recent years, former Soviets have been the largest refugee population to enter the United States. These immigrants are generally well-equipped for adjusting to American life. They are skilled, educated, and possess urban experience.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Behavior Patterns
Download full textMir, Montserrat – 1993
A study investigated politeness indicators in the speech of three groups of university students: 37 native Spanish speakers, in Spain; 34 American students; and 33 native Spanish-speakers learning English as a Second Language (ESL) in Spain. Subjects responded to a questionnaire that outlined 24 situations combining 2 contextual variables: 2…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences
Chan, Carole – 1975
Although the Southeast Asian refugees are regularly referred to only as Vietnamese, many are Cambodians, people different from the Vietnamese. It is true that Asian people have much more in common with one another than they have in common with non-Asians. While there are many attitudes and manners which Vietnamese and Cambodians share resulting…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Behavior Patterns, Cambodians, Cultural Differences
Chan, Connie S. – 1997
There has been a widespread perception that Asian Americans are at lower risk for HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases than the population as a whole. This report assesses the knowledge of Asian American adolescents about AIDS and their sexual behaviors and explores whether there is a difference between a Cambodian group (half the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Asian American Students, Asian Americans
