Global Perspectives on Well-Being in Immigrant Families

ISBN-13: 9781461491286 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 338 str.

Radosveta Dimitrova; Michael Bender; Fons Van De Vijver

Opis

Global Perspectives on Well-Being in Immigrant Families addresses how immigrant families and their children cope with the demands of a new country in relation to psychological well-being, adjustment, and cultural maintenance. The book identifies cultural and contextual factors that contribute to well-being during a family's migratory transition to ensure successful outcomes for children and youth. In addition, the findings presented in this book outline issues for future policy and practice including preventive practices that might allow for early intervention and increased cultural sensitivity among practitioners, school staff, and researchers.​

Spis treści

Well-Being in Families in the Diaspora.- I. Family Relations, Acculturation and Well-being of Immigrant Children and Parents in North and Central America.- Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, and Cultural Mismatch and their Influences on Immigrant Children and Adolescents’ Well Being.- Tridimensional (3D) Acculturation: Culture and Adaptation of Black Caribbean Immigrants in the United States.- II. Parenting, Social Development, and Psychological Well-being of Immigrant Children and Parents in Asia and Africa.- Immigrant Children’s Schooling and Family Processes in Japan: Trends, Challenges, and Implications.- Rural-to-Urban Migrant Children’s Behaviors and Adaptation within Migration Social Contexts in China.- Connectedness and Psychological Well-being among Adolescents with an Immigrant Background in Kenya.- III. Attachment Patterns, Acculturation Orientations and Well-being of Immigrant Children and Parents in North and South Europe.- The Importance of Religiosity and Cultural Maintenance for Self-Esteem: The Case of Second Generation Turkish-Dutch Adolescents.- Ethnic-Racial Socialization in the UK: The use of Egalitarianism in explaining meanings of Race and Ethnicity in non-immigrant White and British South Asian Families.- Put in Context: Adolescents’ Experiences of and Reactions to Parental Peer Management.-Parental Linguistic Adjustment or Social Status: What is More Important for Sociolinguistic Adjustment in Migrant Children in Ireland?.- Civic and Political Engagement amongst Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Youth.- Identity Management Strategies, Perceived Discrimination, and Well-being among Young Immigrants in Spain.- Contextual Influences on Subjective Well-being of Young Ethnic Minority Russians in Estonia.- Parent and Peer Attachment of Chinese Immigrant Adolescents in Italy.- Well-being of Immigrant Children and Their Parents: Evidence from Albanian and Serbian Families in Italy.- Parenting Practices and Attachment as Predictors of Life Satisfaction of Mainstream Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch Adolescents.- Immigrant Families in a Global Context: Challenges and Future Directions.

Blurb

Global Perspectives on Well-Being in Immigrant Families stands apart from current edited books by focusing mainly on immigrants coming to countries other than the United States, and on the experiences of children, adolescents, and young adults. Its international panel of experts addresses the complexities of acculturation in individual and family contexts, and explores how key factors such as education, home environment, parenting issues, and discrimination, contribute to optimal or unsuccessful adjustment. Findings on acculturation orientations (culture maintenance and adoption), acculturation outcomes (psychological well-being, social and linguistic adjustment), religiosity, ethnic and racial socialization, parenting practices and attachment, identity management strategies, political and civic engagement among immigrant children and youth are presented. In our conclusions we clarify how cultural adaptation can be studied based on the results of the current volume. Among the highlights included in this informative volume are:

• Schooling and family processes in Japan.
• Parent and peer attachment and psychosocial adjustment of Chinese immigrant adolescents in Italy.
• Contextual influences on subjective well-being of young ethnic minority Russians in Estonia.
• Culture and adaptation of Black Caribbean youth in the United States.
• Connectedness and psychological well-being among adolescents in Kenya.
• Sociolinguistic adjustment in migrant children in Ireland.

With its innovative and cutting-edge approaches to theoretical and methodological concerns, Global Perspectives on Well-Being in Immigrant Families offers up-to-date evidence and insights for researchers and practitioners in the fields of developmental psychology, cross-cultural psychology, family studies, gender studies, sociology, social work, and counseling.