Immigrant Experience and Adaptation

<p>Isolation and its related psychosocial consequences. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are similar but more complex, encompassing multiple facets of loss. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Experiencing the loss associated with migration. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide a framework for addressing common issues and challenges faced by immigrants. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Access to healthcare in the host country (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A way to preserve traditional customs despite cultural change. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They require minimal physical or social elements. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They can serve as a platform for expressing cultural identity. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to hold onto both old and new cultural elements. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By collaborating with other systems of healing, like traditional medicine. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provides insight into the dynamic nature of cultural adaptation. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Adopting only the dominant language of the new culture. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They navigate a complex balance between preserving tradition and adapting to a new environment. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They attempt suicide, often by self-immolation. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kurdish and some Arab groups (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They help families find a balance between tradition and modernity. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Embracing biculturalism, both maintaining family traditions and adapting to new ones (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Immigrant adolescents experiencing different cultures in their homelands and new countries (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sense of restriction and constraint for adolescents (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Highlighting the cultural context and factors that influence adolescent suicide (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Negotiating the balance between respecting family tradition and promoting individual autonomy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They alleviate symptoms of isolation, especially in women. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One partner supports staying, while the other favors returning. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Threatened and disempowered by these values. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They maintain traditional lifestyles while embracing modern roles. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Girls are often viewed as needing protection due to societal threats. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One parent supports traditional culture while the other encourages change. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Frame their requests around benefits for children and family. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Girls often receive more restrictions compared to boys. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maintaining a healthy family life with multiple caretakers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Death of a relative back home (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Postponing visits due to financial or time constraints (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Profound regret and sadness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By developing dual visions and lifestyles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Education completion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Guilt for not being able to provide expected support (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Uncertainty about belonging to former or current families (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increased youth violence (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Culture-of-origin involvement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Women are increasingly migrating independently. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Seeking help for depression (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Economic provision (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alcohol dependence (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Demonstrating emotional intimacy from a distance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are highly durable and enduring. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Traditional practices that reinforce family identity and cultural heritage.

Balancing continuity of heritage with changes in a new culture.

Rituals that can be practiced regardless of physical or social changes.

A sense of belonging to a specific culture influenced by traditions.

Unplanned rituals that emerge to connect and recreate social bonds.

Using both traditional and modern medical approaches for health issues.

Ceremonies marking significant life events like baptisms and weddings.

The effort to maintain and affirm cultural practices across generations.

Migration experiences differ based on age groups such as women, men, children, and adults.

Family structure changes during migration, influencing connections and adaptation.

Reactions from the host country can affect immigrants' adaptation to losses.

Access to social networks and cultural spaces is vital for immigrant well-being.

Immigrants experience unique grief associated with leaving their home country.

The mourning process for immigrants parallels the loss from death but is more complex.

The process of adjusting to a new culture involves learning social codes and identity.

Every immigrant’s narrative is unique, shaped by individual experiences and losses.

The process where individuals adopt the cultural traits of another group, often the dominant culture.

Higher cultural assimilation in adolescents is linked to increased youth violence.

Engagement with one's original culture, enhancing aspects like ethnic identity and self-esteem.

Positive correlations exist between ethnic identity and self-esteem among Latinos.

A strategy where individuals adopt certain aspects of a new culture while retaining their original culture.

Traditional expectations that affect how men and women migrate and cope with separation.

Migrants experience emotional challenges, with differing coping strategies based on gender.

Men often thrive as providers, while women maintain emotional bonds despite distance.

Social structures that provide support and connection, reducing isolation and disenfranchisement, particularly for women.

Divided support within families about the decision to migrate or return, often based on cultural or gender roles.

Struggle between maintaining traditional cultural practices at home versus adapting to new cultural norms in the new country.

Immigrant men may feel disempowered by modern, egalitarian values, challenging traditional male roles.

The dual burden immigrant women face in balancing traditional home roles with modern outside work responsibilities.

Cultural beliefs that label girls as needing protection, reinforcing traditional gender roles within immigrant families.

The process through which immigrant women navigate and combine traditional lifestyle with modern equality in family decisions.

Obstacles immigrant families face, like separations and losses.

Significant changes in family life, such as birth or death.

Uncertainty about losses, like separation or divorce.

Methods used by families to deal with immigration stress.

Maintaining cultural identity while adapting to new contexts.

Shared mourning process when a family member dies.

Feelings immigrants may have for not being present for loved ones.

Struggles between traditional cultural values and modern ideals in family dynamics.

Cultural expectations causing extreme actions, like suicide, among youth.

The ability to integrate and maintain two cultural identities.

The different ways adolescents navigate life stages in diverse cultures.

Youth experiences shaped by transnational connections and globalization.

Restrictions set by parents that influence adolescent freedom.

External pressures that affect family dynamics and youth behavior.