Book
An investigation of the process of biculturation with Hmong refugees
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1990 • Pages:
By: Rick, Kathryn.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This dissertation explores the concept of biculturalism. The author developed, and administered to a sample of twenty-nine, a questionnaire that measured biculturation, intergenerational differences, alienation, acculturative stress, satisfaction with the quality of life, and satisfaction with self. The responses were analyzed statistically. The form of the questionnaire and its analysis makes up a large portion of this source. The analysis indicates that although biculturation by itself was not a significant predictor of alienation, such factors as acculturative stress, satisfaction with quality of life or with the self, and the overall linear change from the traditional Hmong life-style to that of a mainstream United States orientation were all significant in increasing alienation and acculturative stress, as well as decreasing satisfaction with self. In addition this study indicates that the relationship between biculturation and satisfaction with self is dependent in large part on age, the number of years in the U.S., and the level of education in the U.S. school system (p. iv).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Research methods
- History and culture change
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Tests and schedules administered in the field
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- North American Hmong
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Psychologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1988
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Denver and Boulder, Colorado, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Kathryn Rick
- Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Colorado, 1988
- UM 8912215
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-167)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hmong Americans