The path of adjustment for Turkish migrants - yound and old, male and female - to a highly industrialized Western society is a difficult one fraught with parlous conditions over which they have little control, largely because of German attitudes toward and treatment of Gastarbeiter in general and Turks in particular. Holding other variables constant, the psychological problems discerned as unique to Turkish Gastarbeiter are on the rise. These problems are of such a dimension that they clearly show the urgent need for Germans, the German government and its agencies, the Turkish government, and mental health professionals to come to grips with the existing situation. A program should be devised that prepares the Turks for their new life before emigration; educate the host country to lessen prejudice and heighten appreciation of the alien culture.

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central nervous system Riots psychological aspect human Stress, Psychological Aged geographic distribution Germany, West foreign worker psychology Adolescent male female Psychophysiologic Disorders self concept adult migration Prejudice Turkey ethnic or racial aspects normal human Transients and Migrants Social Adjustment