Acculturation + Lueck and Wilson/Kraeh

Acculturation

the process in which someone adopts the behaviorus of a cutlure other than their own

Acculturation Strategies

Assimilation, Integration, Seperation, Marginalization

Assimilation

when origianl culture is abandoned to adopt the new culture

Integration

individual is able to adopt the new culture and maintain their original culture

Seperation

maintain their own culture but minimize contact with the new one

Marginilization

not able to maintain their old culture or assimilate to the new one

strengths

applicable in treating mental health issues, supported by cross cultural research

limitations

oversimplification on cultural identity, culture is not static

Lueck and Wilson aim

to investigate the variables that may predict acculturative stress

L&W method

• carried out semi structured interviews asking questions about acculturative stress, language proficiency/preference, discrimination, social networks and other possible factors

L&W results

• 70% of individuals faced acculturative stress

• bilingual preferences contributed to lower stress

• negative treatment lead to higher stress

• having shared family values lead to lower stress

Kraeh Aim

to investigate the relationship between refugees level of acculturation and their mental/physical health

Kraeh Method

• north korean refugees were given surveys after living in seoul which measured thier acculturation levels to south korean society

• also had medical exams to test resting heart rate, blood pressure and more

Kraeh Resutls

• higher levels of acculturation correlated with better mental and physical health

• refugees with strong cultural ties experienced more stress but better overall wellbeing