Journal of Social Issues
Volume 57, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 511-521

Gender and cultural adaptation in immigrant families (Article)

Dion K.K.* , Dion K.L.
  • a Division of Life Sciences, University of Toronto, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ont. M1C 1A4, Canada
  • b Division of Life Sciences, University of Toronto, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ont. M1C 1A4, Canada

Abstract

The study of immigration and immigrants' experiences benefits from examining the contribution of gender. In this article, we focus on the importance of gender for understanding different aspects of family functioning. Conditions associated with immigration and settlement in the receiving society may challenge expectations about gender-related roles, resulting in the renegotiation of these roles in immigrant families. Also, there is evidence of different socialization demands on daughters compared to sons in immigrant families, a difference that has potential implications not only for parent-child relationships, but also for the development of ethnocultural identity among adolescents and young adults.

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Index Keywords

migrants experience immigrant population gender role cultural identity

Link
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DOI: 10.1111/0022-4537.00226
ISSN: 00224537
Cited by: 137
Original Language: English