Over the last decade, it is incontrovertible the outrageous amount of immigrants migrating to the United States. The migration is among all ethnic minority groups and individuals often, leave their home country in hopes of a new beginning and a promising future. All more critically these individuals are intermittently oblivious to the cultural adjustment that is required. It is imperative and crucial for individuals to learn to adapt to new environmental and cultural changes. If individuals experience issues when acculturating to new places, frequently they become overwhelmed, and they’re psychological well-being suffers. These individuals might experience cultural stress, anxiety, and depression. Acculturation is a process in which individuals
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Acculturation can be a substantial issue for Hispanic immigrants and their children who migrate to the United States this is a serious problem. The remainder of the content follows contemporary critical reviews in the literature regarding acculturation. Early studies in the area suggest that acculturation is experienced differently by generations of immigrants. How can people of different cultural backgrounds encounter each other, understanding, compromise, and achieve harmonious engagement without feeling socially anxious? Evidence supports that parents and children have different views about parent-adolescent relationships during acculturation (Schwartz, 2013). A study regarding emotional support and perceptions revealed perceptions of social support serve a function against the acculturative challenges that immigrant youth encounter (Katsiaficas, 2013). As Schwartz (2013) pointed out, however, these studies all failed to distinguish a difference between acculturation styles, depression, stress, and social anxiety. Thus, the problem is extremely concerning due to the numerous amounts of Hispanics that are migrating to the United States each year. Researchers have insufficient information on social anxiety regarding acculturation styles that could assist professionals, for instance, psychologist attempting to understand factors of acculturation. The practical …show more content…
To live successfully in two cultures without the ability to adapt to new environments seems nonexistent. A study supported that parents and children have different views about parent–adolescent relationships during acculturation. According to Barry (2005), parents have higher scores on a measure of family obligations than their young children. The evidence is presented primarily for non-dominant acculturating individuals. This study involved addressing some fundamental conceptual approaches that feature group relations and acculturation. Group and individual levels were measured on a quantitative scale to understand the effect acculturation has on the individuals ability to adapt to a new culture and to understand the impact that cultural changes have on individuals. The independent variable was the individuals ability to adapt to a new culture, and the dependent variable is the acculturation style. Evidence supports that parents and children have different views about parent–adolescent relationships during acculturation. Parents were perceived to have higher scores on a measure of family obligations than their young children in contrast to immigrant youth that have higher scores on a the adolescent
Acculturation can be a substantial issue for Hispanic immigrants and their children who migrate to the United States this is a serious problem. The remainder of the content follows contemporary critical reviews in the literature regarding acculturation. Early studies in the area suggest that acculturation is experienced differently by generations of immigrants. How can people of different cultural backgrounds encounter each other, understanding, compromise, and achieve harmonious engagement without feeling socially anxious? Evidence supports that parents and children have different views about parent-adolescent relationships during acculturation (Schwartz, 2013). A study regarding emotional support and perceptions revealed perceptions of social support serve a function against the acculturative challenges that immigrant youth encounter (Katsiaficas, 2013). As Schwartz (2013) pointed out, however, these studies all failed to distinguish a difference between acculturation styles, depression, stress, and social anxiety. Thus, the problem is extremely concerning due to the numerous amounts of Hispanics that are migrating to the United States each year. Researchers have insufficient information on social anxiety regarding acculturation styles that could assist professionals, for instance, psychologist attempting to understand factors of acculturation. The practical …show more content…
To live successfully in two cultures without the ability to adapt to new environments seems nonexistent. A study supported that parents and children have different views about parent–adolescent relationships during acculturation. According to Barry (2005), parents have higher scores on a measure of family obligations than their young children. The evidence is presented primarily for non-dominant acculturating individuals. This study involved addressing some fundamental conceptual approaches that feature group relations and acculturation. Group and individual levels were measured on a quantitative scale to understand the effect acculturation has on the individuals ability to adapt to a new culture and to understand the impact that cultural changes have on individuals. The independent variable was the individuals ability to adapt to a new culture, and the dependent variable is the acculturation style. Evidence supports that parents and children have different views about parent–adolescent relationships during acculturation. Parents were perceived to have higher scores on a measure of family obligations than their young children in contrast to immigrant youth that have higher scores on a the adolescent