Whereas in the French family, the movement of transformation from one generation to another is done smoothly because the society evolves at the same time and in the same context. For migrant families transformation is more difficult. We notice that when immigrant teenagers ask for the same family evolution it jostles the family even more than in a native family structure. This occurs because the parents cannot adjust to the new culture. They prevent themselves from changing so as not to betray their original culture, a culture which could not imagine the demands placed on the immigrants. We can add that when a migrant returns to visit his country and family, the adjustment time is relatively long, because firstly he feels like a stranger and secondly he is being treated like one : they give him the news of what has happened since he left. At the Georges Devereux center, we will try to demonstrate how these parents are reluctant to take changes into consideration. Starting with family therapy, we will look for the imaginary facts that they have built and the others that the cotherapists will bring with them from their many diverse countries traditions and cultural backgrounds to help modify their understanding. © L'Esprit du Temps.

Therapy Imaginary construction Reality migrant family

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