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The Role Third Places Play in Facilitating Acculturation for International Students in the U.S.

, 2011
\ud THE ROLE THIRD PLACES PLAY IN FACILITATING\ud ACCULTURATION FOR INTERNATIONAL\ud STUDENTS IN THE U.S.\ud by\ud Chunjie Sun\ud Master of Arts in Recreation Administration\ud California State University, Chico\ud Fall 2010\ud The purpose of the study ...
Sun, Chunjie
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Satire and Silence Under Authoritarian Rule: Cotton and Pesticide Perceptions in Tajikistan

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past 70 years, agricultural chemicals have become a mainstay of cotton farming in Central Asia. This growing reliance on agrochemicals has not remained uncontested. This article analyses the politics of pesticides in Soviet and post‐Soviet Tajikistan by examining how, and to what extent, pesticides have featured in graphic satire, an ...
Irna Hofman, Flora Roberts
wiley   +1 more source

“Collision of Eastern and Western Cultures”: A Qualitative Study on Changing Perceptions of End‐of‐Life Care Among Older Chinese Immigrants [PDF]

Geriatr Gerontol Int
Older Chinese immigrants described evolving perceptions of end‐of‐life care following their immigration, shaped by interactions with family and social networks, healthcare institutions, and broader societal contexts. These experiences fostered greater understanding of hospice and palliative care, comfort‐focused care, person‐centered decision‐making ...
Zhang P, Wang J, Sun F, Li X, Chen Y, Wang K.   +5 more
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Italians' Majority Acculturation and Expectations: A Study on Italians' Attitudes towards Iranian Migrants in Italy

reservedToday's multicultural society requires an understanding of acculturation dynamics. Acculturation, a two-way process, involves cultural exchange between two or more groups in contact.
FADAVI ASGHARI, YAVAR
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Acculturation and RBANS in Russian bilinguals

, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between acculturation, as measured by the Language, Identity, and Behavior Acculturation Scale (LIB); age, the number of years lived in the United States, and performance on the Repeatable ...
Nogin, Margarita M.
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Beyond the Cut: Generative Refusal and the Reimagining of Jewish Affiliation in Contemporary Israel

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Jewish‐Israeli society, circumcision (brit milah) carries far‐reaching significance, symbolizing both the covenant between god and the Jewish people and serving as a key marker of communal affiliation and cultural continuity. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with Jewish‐Israeli parents who have chosen not to circumcise their sons and using ...
Nina Rageth
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Attitudes and Acculturation Orientation of Iranian Immigrants in Italy

reservedThis study investigates the attitudes and acculturation orientation of Iranian immigrants in Italy, focusing on key variables such as the level and nature of contact between Iranian immigrants and the Italian host society, the degree of ...
MOHEBBINOOREDINVAND, DENA
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Diet and leishmaniasis in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In Ecuador's Amazon, Indigenous communities affected by leishmaniasis often modify their diets as part of their health‐seeking practices. Drawing on qualitative research with sixty‐eight participants from seven Indigenous groups, this study explores how and why patients’ diets shift in pursuit of healing from leishmaniasis.
Veronica Cristina Vargas Roman
wiley   +1 more source

Migrant Background Youth and Hazardous Drinking: Drinking to Fit Into Australian Society? [PDF]

Drug Alcohol Rev
Ng Tseung-Wong C, Dandy J, George AM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Welcome Home: A Shared Identity Recognition in the Time of Crisis

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How does a society sustain collective identity when formal citizenship and cultural recognition persistently diverge? Drawing on qualitative interviews with native‐born sabras and Russian‐speaking immigrants in Israel, this article develops a recognition‐gap framework specifying the mechanisms through which national belonging is produced ...
Mania Borzenko
wiley   +1 more source