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Korean immigrants in America: a structural analysis of ethnic confinement and adhesive adaptation
Associated University Presses • Cranbury, N.j. • Published In 1983 • Pages:
By: Hurh, Won Moo, Kim, Kwang Chung.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this study of Korean immigrants Hurh and Kim suggest that adhesive adaptation, the adoption of certain aspects of the culture of a host society by an immigrant group which do not replace or modify any significant part of the immigrant culture, is the primary means by which Korean immigrants have become acculturated and assimilated into American society. The data for this study were obtained from the Los Angeles area, but the authors also include data obtained earlier from Chicago. Hurh and Kim conclude that adhesive adaptation has led to ethnic confinement, that is, the segregation of Korean Americans from American social networks. It has also led to underemployment, job-information deprivation, the perpetuation of traditional patterns which have confined women to the home, and affiliation with Korean ethnic churches. Despite these and other problems, such as language difficulties, measures of Korean life satisfaction were high.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ethnic stratification
- External migration
- Cultural identity and pride
- Occupational specialization
- Family relationships
- Ethnopsychology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Korean Americans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1997
- 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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Sociologist
- Indigenous Person
- 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
- Ronald N. Johnson ; 1995
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1975-1979
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1972-1980
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Won Moo Hurh and Kwang Chung Kim
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-271) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 82048466
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Korean Americans