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Adaptation of Immigrants

Individual Differences and Determinants

Volume 18 in International Series in Experimental Social Psychology

Book1989

Authors:

WILLIAM A. SCOTT and RUTH SCOTT

Adaptation of Immigrants

Individual Differences and Determinants

Volume 18 in International Series in Experimental Social Psychology

Book1989

 

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Authors:

WILLIAM A. SCOTT and RUTH SCOTT

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This volume surveys studies conducted in the major immigrant receiving nations over the past several decades to ascertain the main established correlates of immigrant adjustment. I ... read full description

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    1 - Migration and Culture Contact

    Pages 1-18

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    2 - Outcomes and Predictors: An Overview

    Pages 19-40

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    3 - Environmental Stressors and Facilitators

    Pages 41-60

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    4 - Demographic and Background Characteristics

    Pages 61-77

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    5 - Cultural Skills

    Pages 78-94

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    6 - Family Relations

    Pages 95-117

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    7 - Personality Characteristics

    Pages 118-144

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    8 - Summary: Predictors of Adaptive Outcomes

    Pages 145-172

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    Appendix 1 - Design of Studies

    Pages 173-176

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    Appendix 2 - Scales From Questionnaires

    Pages 177-195

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    References

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    Index

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This volume surveys studies conducted in the major immigrant receiving nations over the past several decades to ascertain the main established correlates of immigrant adjustment. It also reports findings from an original longitudinal study of immigrants to Australia from several European countries. Among the questions addressed are: What is the usual course of immigrants' reactions to their new country? How do these reactions differ depending on their focus of concern - self, family, friends, job, etc ? Are subjective reactions (satisfaction with various aspects of their lives) parallelled by objective measures of role performance ( adequacy of adaptation in the eyes of other people)? How are these reactions associated with other characteristics of the immigrants - personality, family relations, demographic and background characteristics?

This volume surveys studies conducted in the major immigrant receiving nations over the past several decades to ascertain the main established correlates of immigrant adjustment. It also reports findings from an original longitudinal study of immigrants to Australia from several European countries. Among the questions addressed are: What is the usual course of immigrants' reactions to their new country? How do these reactions differ depending on their focus of concern - self, family, friends, job, etc ? Are subjective reactions (satisfaction with various aspects of their lives) parallelled by objective measures of role performance ( adequacy of adaptation in the eyes of other people)? How are these reactions associated with other characteristics of the immigrants - personality, family relations, demographic and background characteristics?

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978-0-08-037265-5

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English

Published

1989

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Copyright © 1989 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Pergamon

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Authors

WILLIAM A. SCOTT

Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

RUTH SCOTT

Australian National University, Canberra, Australia