An integrated acculturation model of immigrants' social identity

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 450-473

  Mana, Adi ^a,c   Orr, Emda ^a   Mana, Yossi ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Psychological Service Center   (Israel)

^c Kibbutz Beit Qama   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Adolescents; Immigration; Israel; Social identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHIOPIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ISRAEL; MALE; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; USSR;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ISRAEL; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS; USSR;

EID: 67849104047     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.149.4.450-473     Document Type: Article

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