Acculturation styles and health.

Assessment of acculturation

Introduction Methodological issues are important in acculturation research. The quality of inferences based on our studies can be bolstered by using adequate, up-to-date methods...

Psychological impact of biculturalism: Evidence and theory.

A vital step in the development of an equal partnership for minorities in the academic, social, and economic life of the United States involves moving away from assumptions of t...

Comparative Studies of Acculturative Stress

A series of studies of acculturative stress is reported, involving immigrants, refugees, Native peoples, sojourners and ethnic groups in Canada. Acculturative stress is defined ...

Acculturation and mental health.

Marginality, Stress and Ethnic Identification in an Acculturated Aboriginal Community

Psychological changes which result from culture contact and social change have been described for many years within a number of theoretical frameworks, among which is the theory...