Acculturation

not enough resources to deal with these issues. Latinos most especially is one of the fastest growing groups in the United States today, but these groups are not getting the resources that they need. Some of the issues that these groups face is acculturation, language barrier, parent-adolescent conflict that may lead to the Latino girls committing suicide and maltreatment. Social worker need to be careful when working with this group or any other group and take into consideration their…

Claudia Introduction Future of Children (2004) reports that immigrant families face many challenges, including their children 's having to navigate the complicated process of acculturation from their position of social disadvantage, with minimal language skills and lack of both family and institutional support. Claudia’s family was no different as they struggle with their lack of citizenship and their inadequate language skills. Social Issues Claudia resides in an impoverished neighborhood…

Cosmopolitanism aims to dismantle essentialism and transcend individuals into hybrid entities where they can be ‘citizens of the world’ wherever positioned. These individuals live on the margins of societies; showing willingness to cross borders, interact with other people and nations, tapping into the cultures of other climes, accepting particularities, yet, holding on to their peculiar identity. But it is observed that so-called cosmopolitan nations and economies show colonizing tendencies…

Pressure from these stereotypes from peers, teachers, parents and society as a whole can lead children dropping out of school. While there are certain measures put in place such as laws like No Child Left Behind or IES recommendations for dropout prevention: 1. Utilize data systems to support the identification of students at high risk of dropping out 2. Assign adult advocates to students at risk of dropping out 3. Provide academic support and enrichment to improve academic performance 4.…

The process of immigration has as many perspectives as it does joys and challenges. While we often read, watch, or hear about immigration from the perspective of immigrants themselves, the story does not start or stop with them. This paper uses José Martí's "Our America", Ernesto Galarza's Barrio Boy, and Jesús Colón's "Grandma, Please Don't Come!" to examine how the experience of immigration shapes the perspectives of those both inside and outside of the experience itself, and how these…

USE OF THE FOLK IN IDENTITY FORMATION A necessary element of life, culture is the medium through which humans exercise their humanity and express and affirm their view of reality. For members of the African diaspora, culture surpassed its role to provide self-definition and sustain the group ethos; it became a way to physically survive. As a site of cosmic connection, identity, meaning and value were made and remade in order to resist. Through the tenacious practice of culture, Africans endured…

This paper will explore the case story about how a Nurse Manager helps her staff become more culturally competent. I will describe ways in which Christy can best handle the situation the next time she encounters a Romani patient. Also, I will reflect on the learning activities associated with this case, and I will identify at least one thing an organization can do to improve its cultural competence. Christy, upon learning about the differences in her culture and the patient 's, could have begun…

Acculturative stress can be described as the stressful experiences and reactions involved in the process of adjustment and acculturation (De Las Fuentes, 2003; Berry, 2006). Thus, acculturative stress is a result of stress factors related to the process of acculturation. While a direct relationship between immigration and psychopathology is still unclear, acculturative stressors are commonly identified as risk factors and have become increasingly…

The Familial Effects of Self-Esteem on Asian American Adolescents Lindsay Wakayama Introduction Identity development is difficult for any individual during adolescence. Adolescence is the transition from the reliance on others in childhood to the autonomy of the self in adulthood. It is a challenging time, both for the individuals living it, as well as for those surrounded by it. Filled with emotional turbulence, overwhelming insecurity, and verbal miscommunication, adolescents feel caught…

Experience of Latinos,” Cynthia Serrata and Jerry Fischer thoroughly discuss the stages that Latinos immigrants go through when moving into the United States and the things that they must adjust to. More specifically, Serrata and Fischer cover the acculturation, attitudinal, behavioral, cultural identity shifts, and transition characteristics of Latino immigrants. The authors also identified and describe the stages of displacement as seeking opportunities, emotional reactions, adjustment,…