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Immigrant Adjustment: A Note on Kovacs and Cropley's Model
Author(s) -
Putniņš Aldis L.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1976.tb00572.x
Subject(s) - alienation , immigration , project commissioning , adaptation (eye) , assimilation (phonology) , ethnic group , sociology , state (computer science) , publishing , psychology , social psychology , computer science , political science , law , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , neuroscience , anthropology
While the model of immigrant adaptation used by Kovacs and Cropley improves on earlier models by allowing for a state of alienation, it is still restricted by not being able to describe cases of high integration. This can be done by employing a multi‐dimensional model which allows, at least in some instances, for assimilation and alienation to occur independently of each other. An important implication of such an approach is that immigrants may adopt host group characteristics without rejecting their ethnicity.