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Family adjustment to American culture
Author(s) -
Davidson Abel Carolyn
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
new directions for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0741
pISSN - 0271-0560
DOI - 10.1002/he.50
Subject(s) - higher education , culture of the united states , shock (circulatory) , psychology , sociology , social psychology , political science , law , medicine
When international students and professors bring their families to the United States, the entire family goes through the typical stages of culture shock. However, parents can help their children go through those stages more easily by employing certain strategies.