Immigration and acculturation : mourning, adaptation, and the next generation /

Moving from one country to another causes a radical alteration of one's cultural and geophysical surround. Separation from friends and family, loss of valued possessions, and encountering new ways of living result in mental pain and disorienting anxieties. In Immigration and Acculturation, Salm...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Akhtar, Salman, 1946 July 31-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Jason Aronson, ©2011.
Temas:
Acculturation.
Emigration and immigration > Psychological aspects.
Manners and customs.
Emigrants and Immigrants > psychology
Acculturation
Cultural Characteristics
Émigration et immigration > Aspect psychologique.
Mœurs et coutumes.
customs (social concepts)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Manners and customs
Emigration and immigration > Psychological aspects
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Moving from one country to another causes a radical alteration of one's cultural and geophysical surround. Separation from friends and family, loss of valued possessions, and encountering new ways of living result in mental pain and disorienting anxieties. In Immigration and Acculturation, Salman Akhtar examines the traumatic impact of immigration and the acculturation process and the psychological defenses that are mobilized in the immigrant, including nostalgia and fantasies of return. Akhtar explores each aspect of an immigrant's life, shedding light on the complexities of work, friendship.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 294 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-277) and index.
ISBN:9780765708267
0765708264
9781282922211
1282922211

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