Blocked Acculturation: Cultural Heterodoxy among Europe’s Immigrants

Blocked acculturation: cultural heterodoxy among Europe's immigrants.

Which immigrant groups differ most from the cultural values held by mainstream society and why? The authors explore this question using data from the European Social Survey on the values held by almost 100,000 individuals associated with 305 immigrant groups and the native majorities of 23 countries. They test whether distant linguistic or religious origins (including in Islam), value differenc...

Acculturation and Weight: Overweight among the Children of Immigrants

Acculturation status and hypertension among Asian immigrants in Canada.

Some evidence of a protective function of immigrant status against chronic illness is found in the literature. However, as immigrants’ period of residence and level of acculturation increase, so does the prevalence of chronic conditions. 3 One classic study found that more traditional Japanese compared with their Westernised counterparts had a lower coronary heart disease prevalence rate. A MED...

Acculturation and Depressive Symptoms among Turkish Immigrants in Germany

The present study explores the impact of acculturation on depressive symptoms among Turkish immigrants in Germany, taking into account different dimensions of cultural orientation. A total of 471 patients from two selected samples (254 primary care patients and 217 outpatients of a psychosomatic department) participated. Levels of acculturation were measured as orientation towards culture of or...

Dietary acculturation of Hispanic immigrants in Mississippi.

OBJECTIVE Assisting Hispanic immigrants in making culturally acceptable food choices may affect their health for generations. As a relatively new enclave of Hispanics, Scott County, Mississippi, was chosen to study dietary acculturation and health concerns of immigrants. MATERIAL AND METHODS The research method consisted of interviews with community representatives (N=11), a focus group (N=6)...