The purpose of this investigation was to examine variables related to somatization in Iranian-American adults. The variables which were studied include stress, as measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein., 1983); acculturation, as measured by the Sho…
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The relationship between depression, perceived social support, family conflict and acculturation was investigated among 94 Iranian young adults, between 20 and 30 years of age, residing in the U.S. The participants were administered the Demographic Questionnaire, the Self-Report…
The purpose of this research was to explore the life experiences and challenges of second generation Iranian-Americans by examining relations between ethnicity, acculturation, and psychological well-being of this population. The focus on psychological well-being was partly conce…
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between acculturation and attitudes toward the marriage process among Jewish Iranians. Specifically, it was hypothesized that there would be a significant relationship between degree of acculturation and attitudes toward …
This study examined the acculturation and adaptation of married Turkish immigrants in Canada. A comparative approach was employed by incorporating the two sedentary reference groups of the Turkish migrant group: Turks in Turkey, and Euro-Canadians. In this sense it is the first …
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the acculturation and differentiation at the site of al-Mina (one of the ports of Antioch) through its material culture (coins, pottery, and glass). The site was excavated in 1936 and 1937 by Sir Leonard Woolley, who did not retain …
This dissertation describes and examines the acculturation and psychosocial adaptation of immigrant Muslim youth. Acculturation theories serve as theoretical guide in understanding the acculturative patterns and psychosocial adaptation of immigrant Muslim youth. This dissertatio…
Currently, there are around 120 million (2% of the world's population) people who are living outside their birth countries. Pull factors in developed countries (wages, freedom, land, and/or peace) continue to attract large numbers of individuals from poor countries. At the same …
Success or failure in the academic environment greatly determines the extent of a child's later success or failure in American society. A growing community of Muslim American immigrants faces unique challenges in adapting to American culture due to overt racial and ethnic charac…
Literature pertaining to English-speaking L2 learners of Arabic on study abroad programs in the Arabic-speaking world is almost nonexistent. This may be due to the fact that not even one out of a hundred American students chooses to study abroad in the Arabic-speaking world each…
The purpose of this study was to investigate acculturation of fourth grade Lebanese-Moslem students in a public elementary school in Southeastern Michigan and its relationship with family demographic variables and student achievement as measured by MEAP scores. Immigrants, encou…
This is an ethnographic study of the upbringing of 18 Muslim children of international graduate students. The study was conducted for over a year in a mid-western college town using participant observation, formal interviews, and the collection of artifacts as research technique…
This Thesis deals with the cultural encounter between Islam and Javanese culture as represented by the slametan ritual. The major purposes of this thesis are threefold; (1) to give a brief account of the historical backdrop of the encounter between Islam and the Javanese traditi…
This qualitative study of the Arabic language and culture took place in four states: New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and New York. The acculturation theory for this qualitative study of Arab Americans is the single-continuum model of acculturation, and it is described as the changing o…
The purpose of this study was to explore the cultural changes experienced by Arab/Moslem women residing in Columbus, Ohio, during the Winter of 2006 based on the six indicators of religion, relationships with non-relative men, living alone, control over decisions, drinking alcoh…
The purpose of the present study was to assess the impact of level of acculturation, ethnic identity, level of religiosity, and various individual difference variables (age, gender, generational status in the United States, years in the United States, and socio-economic status) …
The Israeli Ethiopian Jews want full admission into mainstream Israeli society. The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the social and religious impediments to integration of Ethiopian Jews in modern Israel. Other immigrant groups to Israel, though initially challenged…
This study was designed to determine the relationship between levels of acculturation, attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, and attitudes toward women. A sample of 158 Indian and Pakistani immigrants from the Northeastern and Midwestern regions of the United…
Traditionally the empirical study of acculturation has focused on the integration, preservation, or abandonment of one's ethnic heritage in relation to the host culture. This study attempted to broaden the concept of the acculturation process by examining the interaction between…