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A Study of Acculturation Differences Among International People and Suggestions for Sensitivity to Within‐Group Differences
Author(s) -
Sodowsky Gargi Roysircar,
Plake Barbara S.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1992.tb02171.x
Subject(s) - acculturation , residence , prejudice (legal term) , social psychology , reciprocity (cultural anthropology) , psychology , stress (linguistics) , social distance , identity (music) , gender studies , sociology , ethnic group , demography , linguistics , anthropology , medicine , philosophy , physics , disease , covid-19 , pathology , acoustics , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The acculturation of international people in a midwestern university was studied. Acculturation variables of perceived prejudice, observance of cultural practices and social ties, and language usage were measured. Africans, Asians, and South Americans were significantly less acculturated than were Europeans. Significant differences were also found for permanent versus nonpermanent United States residence status, length of residence in the United States, and religion. Themes derived from open‐ended responses showed that participants related their identity to the values, religion, physical appearance, and language of their national origins. Emerging themes also suggested a reciprocity of acceptance and animosity in the dominant‐minority intergroup relations.