Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Global Perspectives on Well-Being in Immigrant Families pp 311–320Cite as

Immigrant Families in a Global Context: Challenges and Future Directions

  • Chapter
  • First Online:

Part of the book series: Advances in Immigrant Family Research ((ADIMFAMRES,volume 1))

Abstract

The 15 chapters of this book explore the situation of immigrant families in many different countries, involving different ethnic groups and under different contexts. In terms of countries, the book includes immigrant families in Albania, China, Estonia, Japan, Kenya, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The contexts of these studies have included the school setting, the home and neighborhood, and the larger political environment. The topics of focus in this book have ranged from topics on well-being (as part of psychological adaptation) and school adjustment (as part of sociocultural adaptation) to civic and political participation of immigrant youth. The topics have included both very well-studied (e.g., school adaptation and psychological well-being) and less well-studied topics such as the need to go beyond the two dimensions that have been suggested to underlie all acculturation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD   109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

References

  • Bacallao, M. L., & Smokowski, P. R. (2006). The cost of getting ahead: Mexican family system changes after immigration. Family Relations, 56, 52–66.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Berry, J. W. (2006). Contexts of acculturation. In D. L. Sam & J. W. Berry (Eds.). The Cambridge handbook of acculturation psychology (pp. 27–42). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Berry, J. W., Phinney, J. S., Sam, D. L. & Vedder, P. (2006). Immigrant youth in a cultural transition. Acculturation, identity and adaptation across national contexts. Mahwah NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers.

    Google Scholar 

  • Berry, J. W., Poortinga, Y. H., Breugelmans, S. M., Chasiotis, A., & Sam, D. L. (2011). Cross-psychology: Research and applications (3 rd ed.). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Birman, D. (2006a). Acculturation gap and family adjustment: Findings with Soviet Jewish refugees in the United States and implications for measurement. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 37, 568–589.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Birman, D. (2006b). Measurement of the ‘‘acculturation gap’’ in immigrant families and implications for parent child relationships. In M. H. Bornstein & L. R. Cote (Eds.), Acculturation and parent-child relationships: Measurement and development (pp. 113–134). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

    Google Scholar 

  • Birman, D., Trickett, E., & Buchanan, R. M. (2005). A tale of two cities: Replication of a study on the acculturation and adaptation of immigrant adolescents from the Former Soviet Union in different community context. American Journal of Community Psychology, 35, 83–101.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bloemraad, I. (2011). The debate over multiculturalism: Philosophy, politics, and policy. Migration Information Source. Retrieved from http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?ID = 854.

  • Borjas, G. (1995). Ethnicity, neighborhoods, and human-capital externalities. American Economic Review, 85, 365–390.

    Google Scholar 

  • Borjas, G. (1998). To ghetto or not to ghetto: Ethnicity and residential segregation. Journal of Urban Economics, 44, 228–253.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Carreon, G. P., Drake, C., & Barton, A. C. (2005). The importance of presence: Immigrant parents’ school engagement experiences. American Educational Research Journal, 42, 465–498.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cheah, C. S. L., Leung, C. Y. Y., Tahseen, M., & Schultz, D. A. (2009). Authoritative parenting among immigrant Chinese mothers of preschoolers. Journal of Family Psychology, 23, 311–320.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chuang, S. S., & Gielen, U. P. (2009). Understanding immigrant families from around the world. Special issue of the Journal of Family Studies, 23, 275–278.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chun, K. M. (2006). Conceptual and measurement issues in family acculturation research. In M. H. Bornstein & L. R. Cote (Eds.), Acculturation and parent-child relationships (pp. 63–78). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

    Google Scholar 

  • de Valk, H. A. G., & Schans, D. (2008). ‘They ought to do this for their parents’: perceptions of filial obligations among immigrant and Dutch older people. Aging and Society, 28, 49–66.

    Google Scholar 

  • Dimitrova, R., Chasiotis, A., & van de Vijver, F. J. R. (2013). More migration morbidity than immigrant paradox among immigrant children and youth in Europe. Manuscript in preparation.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fuligni, A. J., & Pedersen, S. (2002). Family obligation and the transition to young adulthood. Developmental Psychology, 38, 856–868.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fuligni, A., & Telzer, E. H. (2012). The contributions of youth to immigrant families. In A. S. Masten, K. Liebkind, & D. J. Hernandez (Eds.), Realizing the potential of immigrant youth (pp. 181–202). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Garcia Coll, C. (Ed.). (2012). The impact of immigration on children’s development. Contributions to Human Development. Basel: Karger.

    Google Scholar 

  • Garcia Coll, C., Marks, E. K. (Eds.). (2011). The immigrant paradox in children and adolescents. Is becoming American a developmental risk? Washington DC: American Psychological Association.

    Google Scholar 

  • Garcia Coll, C., Patton, F., Marks, A. K., Dimitrova, R., Yang, R., Suarez, G. A., & Patrico, A. (2012). Understanding the immigrant paradox in youth: Developmental and contextual considerations. In A. S. Masten, K. Liebkind, & D. J. Hernandez (Eds.), Realizing the potential of immigrant youth (pp. 159–180). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Horenczyk, G., & Tartar, M. (2012). Conceptualizing the school acculturative context: School, classroom and the immigrant student. In A. S. Masten, K. Liebkind, & D. J. Hernandez (Eds.), Realizing the potential of immigrant youth (pp. 359–375). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kao, G., & Tienda, M. (1995). Optimism and achievement: The educational performance of immigrant youth. Social Science Quarterly, 76, 1–19.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kofman, E. (2004). Family−related migration: A critical review of European studies. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 30, 243–262.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kwak, K. (2003). Adolescents and their parents. A review of intergenerational family relations for immigrant and non-immigrant families. Human Development, 46, 115–136.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Liebkind, K., & Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (2000). The influence of experiences of discrimination on psychological stress: a comparison of seven immigrant groups. Journal of Community Applied Social Psychology, 10, 1–16.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Masten, A. S., Liebkind, K., & Hernandez, D. J. (Eds.) (2012). Realizing the potential of immigrant youth. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mays, V. M., & Cochran, S. D. (2001). Mental health correlates of perceived discrimination among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 91, 1869–1876.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • MIPEX (2012). Immigrant integration policy index. Retrieved from http://www.mipex.eu/key-findings.

  • Nguyen, H. H., Messe, L. A., & Stollak, G. E. (1999). Toward a more complex understanding of acculturation and adjustment: cultural involvements and psychosocial functioning in Vietnamese youth. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 30, 5–31.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Pascoe, E. A., & Richman, L. S. (2009). Perceived discrimination and health: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin, 135, 531–554.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Paradies, Y. (2006). A systematic review of empirical research on self-reported racism and health. International Journal of Epidemiology, 35, 888–901.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Pavalko, E. K., Mossakowski, K. N., & Hamilton, V. J. (2003). Does perceived discrimination affect health? Longitudinal relationships between work discrimination and women’s physical and emotional health. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 44, 18–33.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Persky, I., & Birman, D. (2005). Ethnic identity in acculturation research. A study of multiple identities of Jewish refugees from Former Soviet Union. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 36, 1–15.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Phinney, J. S., & Vedder, P. (2006). Family relationship values of adolescents and parents: Intergenerational discrepancies and adaptation. In J. W. Berry, J. S. Phinney, D. L. Sam, & P. Vedder (Eds.), Immigrant youth in cultural transition: Acculturation, identity and adaptation across national contexts (pp. 167–184). Mahwah: Erlbaum.

    Google Scholar 

  • Reiser, L. (2009). Immigrant children and education. In F. Chang-Muy & E. P. Congress (Eds.), Social work with immigrants and refugees: Legal issues, clinical skills and advocacy (pp. 209–234). New York: Springer.

    Google Scholar 

  • Repetti, R. L. (1996). The effects of perceived daily social and academic failure experiences on school-age children’s subsequent interactions with parents. Child Development, 67, 1467–1482.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Sam, D. L. (2006). Acculturation of immigrant children and women. In D. L. Sam & J. W. Berry (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of acculturation psychology (pp. 403–418). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sam, D. L., & Berry, J. W. (2010). Acculturation: When individuals and groups of people of different cultural backgrounds meet. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5, 472–481.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Sam, D. L., Vedder, P., Liebkind, K., Neto, F., & Virta, E. (2008). Immigration, acculturation and the paradox of adaptation in Europe. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 5, 138–158.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Snauwaert, B., Soenens, B., Vanbeselaere, N., & Boen, C. (2005). When integration does not necessarily imply integration. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 34, 231–239.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Suarez-Orozco, M. (2009). Globalization, immigration and education. The research agenda. Harvard Educational Review, 71, 345–366.

    Google Scholar 

  • Thronson, D. B. (2008). Choiceless choices: deportation and the parent-child relationship. Nevada Law Journal, 6, 1165–1214.

    Google Scholar 

  • Vigdor, J. L. (2011). Comparing immigrant assimilation in North America and Europe. Civic Report. Retrieved from http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_64.htm.

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, University of Bergen, Christiesgate 12, 5015, Bergen, Norway

    David L. Sam

Authors
  1. David L. Sam
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to David L. Sam .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Tilburg University, LE Tilburg, The Netherlands

    Radosveta Dimitrova

  2. Tilburg University, LE Tilburg, The Netherlands

    Michael Bender

  3. Tilburg University, LE Tilburg, The Netherlands

    Fons van de Vijver

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Sam, D. (2014). Immigrant Families in a Global Context: Challenges and Future Directions. In: Dimitrova, R., Bender, M., van de Vijver, F. (eds) Global Perspectives on Well-Being in Immigrant Families. Advances in Immigrant Family Research, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9129-3_17

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation