Book
The Hmong of central California: an investigation and analysis of the changing family structure during liminality, acculturation and transition
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1990 • Pages: 4, 9, 223
By: Bishop, Kent Ausburn.
Abstract
This is an ethnographic investigation of the effects of acculturation and transition on a sample of selected Hmong refugee families in the process of being integrated into contemporary American society. Changes in Hmong family structure and role modification in family relationships, values and traditions after resettlement in the United States are the primary focus of this study. The source of the author's information for his study comes from three Hmong families, each representing a separate clan. Bishop conducted preliminary surveys, preliminary interviews, and key informant interviews with this sample (52 individuals in all). The data obtained from the surveys and interviews were sorted into three major categories: before resettlement in the United States, after resettlement in the United States, and that indicative of role changes and modifications in family structure after resettlement. Much of the data analysis is based on the theories of liminality and processual social drama of Victor Turner (pp. 222-223).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Educator
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field Date
- 1982-1983
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1955-1983
- Coverage Place
- Clovis/Fresno area of central California, United States
- Notes
- [by] Kent Ausburn Bishop
- UM 8629401
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-221)
- Thesis (Ed.D.) - University of San Francisco, 1984
- LCSH
- Hmong Americans