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Discrimination And Acculturation

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Exposé for a master thesis on the subject
„Influence of perceived discrimination on Acculturation and subjective well-being of immigrants in Austria”
Migration is a process that is almost always stressful and can lead to psychological problems. Immigrants are facing increased stress related to the adjustment to a new way of life: the loss of extended family and social networks, loss of employment and social status, change roles and intergenerational conflicts, difficulties in social integration and difficult access to social and health services due to linguistics and systemic barriers. ( Sabatier et al. 2008 ).

One of the main stressors for immigrants is discrimination. Such experience influences the sense of belonging and psycho-social integration, …show more content…

The hypothesis would be the following:

H1: there is a relationship between perceived discrimination and subjective well-being of immigrants. It is assumed, that the immigrants who are declared to have been discriminated will show less subjective well-being as opposed to immigrants who have not experienced any form of discrimination.
H2: there is a relationship between perceived discrimination and the choice of acculturation strategies that immigrants use. It is assumed that the immigrants who are discriminated would use the strategy of marginalization ( exclusion from the host culture as well as from the ethnic culture ) or separation ( exclusion from the host culture but not from the ethnic culture ). On the other hand, immigrants who are not discriminated would use the strategy of integration ( maintenance of interest to both cultures ) or assimilation ( adoption the values and identity of the host culture with little interest in ethnic culture ).
Methodik:
The study will be used the following …show more content…

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