EXTRA CLASSES

Question 1

ACCULTURATION

Answer 1

ACCULTURATION comprehend those phenomena which result when groups of individuals having different cultures come into continuous first-hand contact.

Question 2

MODELS on IMMIGRANT YOUTH’S ADAPTION

Answer 2

Different models have been proposed to determine whether children and adolescents in immigrant families are more vulnerable or more successful in relation to the general population.

Initially an IMMIGRANT RISK MODEL was emphasized, concluding that youth of immigrants had
a lower level of well-being and were at risk for more problems.
For example, one study found that the longer immigrant youth lived in a foreign country, the higher their risk for suicide or suicide attempts.

More recently, an IMMIGRANT PARADOX MODEL has been proposed, emphasising that despite the many cultural, socioeconomic, language obstacles that immigrant families face, their youth show a high level of well-being and fewer problems than native-born youth.

Question 3

CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY

Answer 3

A key aspect of the relevance of culture to the study of children is that culture is reflected in attitudes that people have and the way they interact with children. For example, culture is manifested in parents’ beliefs, values, and goals for their children, and these in turn influence the contexts in which children develop.

CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY compares a culture with one or more other cultures, provides information about other cultures, and examines the role of culture in children’s development. This comparison provides information about the degree to which children’s development is similar, or universal, across cultures, or the degree to which it is culture-specific

Question 4

Major challenges of immigrant youth.

Answer 4

ACCULTURATIVE FIT or GAP between parents and children:

Consonant acculturation
When parents and children have similar acculturation attitudes

Dissonant acculturation
When parents and children have different acculturation attitudes

Individual: new language, ways of living,
acculturation stress;

Family: changing family roles and dynamics,
separation, disrupted attachment relationships

School: interrupted school, leaving behind friends
and peers, learning challenges;

Community: loss of home and community, disruption
of sense of belonging.

Discrimination leads to:
• lower mental health
• lower physical health
• higher sensitivity for stress