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Generational differences in acculturation among Asian families in Canada: A comparison of Vietnamese, Korean, and East‐Indian groups
Author(s) -
Kwak Kyunghwa,
Berry John W.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207590042000119
Subject(s) - acculturation , vietnamese , psychology , kinship , independence (probability theory) , ethnic group , enculturation , social psychology , immigration , developmental psychology , asian americans , gender studies , demography , sociology , anthropology , geography , pedagogy , linguistics , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , archaeology
By examining generational differences between adolescents and their parents, the present study attempts to establish which specific aspects of strong kinship are maintained among Asian groups undergoing acculturation. Vietnamese (adolescent N = 104; parent N = 70), Korean ( N = 111; N = 83), and East‐Indian ( N = 97; N = 84) families were compared for family relations and acculturation attitudes. As compared to the Anglo‐Celtic group (adolescent N = 151; parent N = 116), Asian adolescents maintained stronger responsibilities within the family while disagreeing more with parents about their independence and roles in decision making, and expressing different preferences about intercultural contacts. However, since both parents and adolescents from the three groups clearly differ from each other for both family relations and acculturation attitudes, it is argued that generational differences should be particularized by each group's selective emphasis upon different cultural issues.