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Assessing acculturation over time: A four-year prospective study of Asian American young adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Acculturation is commonly defined as a dynamic and multidimensional process in which individuals and groups change over time when coming into contact with another culture.
Klonoff, Elizabeth A.   +11 more
core   +1 more source

The role of the Eastern Mediterranean in human evolution: recent results from Greece Le rôle du Bassin méditerranéen oriental dans l’évolution humaine : résultats récents en Grèce

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The Eastern Mediterranean lies directly on the principal migration route for human groups dispersing across Africa, Europe, and Asia. It also encompasses the Balkans, where fauna and flora, as well as hominin populations, are thought to have persisted through glacial periods.
Katerina Harvati
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of acculturation processes on the family

open access: yes, 2003
The purpose of this chapter is to present some of the empirically established core family processes; the values, beliefs, and behaviors that may change with acculturation; the intrafamilial stressors that may result from immigration and acculturation ...
Santisteban, Daniel A   +1 more
core   +1 more source

The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of culture shock, acculturation approaches, and sociocultural adaptation on perceived proficiency in Turkish and English among international students in Turkey

open access: yesActa Psychologica
The primary objective of this study was to investigate the influence of culture shock, acculturation strategies, and sociocultural adjustment on the perceived Turkish and English language proficiency of international students in Turkey.
Esra Tekel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acculturation, EF, and ELP in bilinguals

open access: yes, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among measures of acculturation, as measured by the Stephenson Multigroup Acculturation Scale (SMAS); executive functioning, as measured by the Color-Word Interference Test and Proverb Test from ...
Moss, Lauren E.
core  

The effect of immigration, acculturation and multicompetence on personality profiles of Israeli multilinguals

open access: yes, 2014
The present study investigates the link between multilingualism/multiculturalism, acculturation and the personality profile (as measured by the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire) of 77 young multilingual Israeli teenagers (34 females, 42 males ...
Anat Stavans   +3 more
core   +1 more source

In Defence of Food: A Comparative Study of Conversas' and Moriscas' Dietary Laws as a Form of Cultural Resistance in the Early Modern Crown of Aragon

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research explores the adaptive strategies employed by Conversas (Christian women of Jewish origin) and Moriscas (Christian women of Muslim origin) in navigating adversity, particularly in their interactions with inquisitorial authorities in the early modern Crown of Aragon. This study analyses these women's efforts to uphold religious and
Ivana Arsić
wiley   +1 more source

Clothing acculturation of North Korean female defectors in South Korea

open access: yesFashion and Textiles, 2018
The purpose of this study is to observe how female defectors from North Korea acculturate in South Korean clothing culture and to discuss possible policies to help their cultural settlement.
Jeyeon Jo, Jisoo Ha
doaj   +1 more source

Pacific Consumer Acculturation in New Zealand: Understanding the dynamics of consumption using video diaries

open access: yes, 2010
New Zealand, the land of milk and honey, is the „dream‟ of many Pacific people. Expectations of New Zealand were high as Pacific people dreamt of „the better life‟ from migrated family members who retold their experiences confirming their version of life
Brown, Charis
core  

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