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Immigrants, Refugees, and the Acculturation Process (Common experiences of…
Immigrants, Refugees, and the Acculturation Process
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Acculturation Process
Acculturation refers to the experiences and changes that groups and individuals undergo when they come into contact with a different culture.
Acculturative stress is unrelated to one's level of acculturation. This finding implies that a person who is less acculturated may not experience more stress than one who is more acculturated.
It is a bidirectional process. It is perceived as a process rather than an outcome because immigrants/ refugees are acculturating to a country or adjusting to their new country rather than trying to achieve a certain level of acculturation as an end point.
Racism and discrimination can affect the acculturation process even for those who are "natural citizens".
Models of Acculturation (Assimilationist, Separationist, Marginalist, Integrationist)
Assimilationist are individuals who have given up their identity of origin in favor of identifying with the host culture's values and beliefs
Separationist are individuals who identify with their identity of origin and rejects of all the host culture's beliefs and values
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Integrationist are individuals who combine (integrate) aspects of his or her own culture and the host culture
Immigrants and Refugees
Immigrants are people who move to another country voluntarily. The decision to move can take weeks, months, or even years, which allows these people to prepare for the move and to begin with the acculturation process before the move.
Refugees are people who are forced to move from their homelands because of war or political oppression. The decision to move is almost immediate, taking days, hours, even minutes, which does not allow these people to prepare for the move or to begin the acculturation process because they do not usually know which country they will finally settle in.