Cultural Values, Intergenerational Transmission of Internalized Racism, Education, and Career Goals in Chinese American Families

2021 ◽  
pp. 089484532110269
Author(s):  
Daphne J. Hill ◽  
Danni Li ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Jeffrey Liew
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Internalized Racism ◽  
Business Law ◽  
College Majors ◽  
Asian Cultural Values ◽  
Intergenerational Correlation

The present study is the first of its kind using a dyadic and prospective research design to test whether traditional Asian cultural values and internalized racism among Chinese American adolescents and their first-generation immigrant parents are influential factors in the educational and vocational goals of the adolescents by the time they become young adults. While results show that traditional Asian cultural values and internalized racism were not related to adolescents’ educational aspiration or young adults’ major choice, results do show an intergenerational correlation in internalized racism. Furthermore, results show that youth who planned to pursue science/health professions had significantly higher levels of internalized racism than those who planned to pursue business/law professions. Findings suggest that internalized racism may restrict parents’ expectations and goals for their children and, in tandem, serve as a barrier for youths’ self-determination or sense of autonomy in their selection of college majors and career development.

scholarly journals Cultural Values, Social Status, and Chinese American Immigrant Parents’ Emotional Expressivity

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-395
Author(s):  
Stephen H. Chen ◽  
Qing Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Emotional Expressivity ◽  
The Family ◽  
American Immigrant ◽  
Education Levels

Cultural values and social status are two salient factors in the psychological experiences of immigrant families, and both have been associated with immigrant parents’ patterns of emotional expression in previous studies. The present study examined how endorsement of cultural values (collectivism and conformity) and social status were uniquely associated with immigrant parents’ emotional expressivity in the family. First-generation Chinese American immigrant parents ( N = 239, 80% mothers; M = 41.31 years old) of elementary-age children reported on their endorsement of values of collectivism and conformity, their patterns of emotional expressivity in the family context, and their family income and education levels. Path analyses indicated unique positive associations between family income and all domains of parents’ emotional expressivity and negative associations between family income and parents’ endorsement of collectivism and conformity. Parents’ endorsement of collectivism was negatively associated with negative-dominant expressivity. We discuss implications of our findings for theories of culture and emotion, as well as for future intersectional approaches with Asian American populations.

scholarly journals An Identity to Retain: Self-Expressive Chinese Indonesians under the Rule of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Enny Ingketria
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Practice ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
New Order ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Chinese Cultural Values ◽  
Assimilation Policy

From the Dutch colonial era until the end of Suharto administration, Chinese Indonesians have perpetually been the victims of racial prejudice and negative stereotyping addressed by pribumi. However, the most difficult situations and unpleasant experiences occurred under Suharto's New Order, where the forced assimilation policy was implemented and Chinese Indonesians at that time were drawn to Chinese films and series to search for their Chinese-ness, while escaping reality. The previous researches did not provide comprehensive studies on the identity formation of Chinese Indonesians in Post-Suharto era, especially after the reformation era, under different presidents. Therefore, the subjective reality of third and fourth generations of Chinese Indonesians who spent their adolescence and/or adulthood over the course of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)’s tenure has been explored in this study. From the constructive nature of reality to the situational constraints that shape inquiry, the Chinese Indonesians were indeed more emotionally expressive, supported by a more stable political and economic condition, exposure to the new media, and enhanced bilateral partnership between China and Indonesia. The use of new media in disseminating the Chinese cultural values through the media product, as well as the Chinese cultural practice publicly held by mostly Chinese communities in Indonesia became the influential factors in connecting those younger generations of Chinese Indonesia to their heritage. Ethnic pride and cultural long-distance nationalism can be eventually observed.

Family support and prosocial behaviors in U. S. Mexican and European American young adults : the intervening roles of respect and sociocognitive/emotive traits

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Cara Streit
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Prosocial Behaviors ◽  
European American ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Sibling Support ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
American Young Adults

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The primary aim of this study is to consider mothers, fathers, and siblings as socialization agents of young adult's prosocial behaviors and to consider the mediating roles of cultural values and sociocognitive/emotive traits. In order to build on previous work, these relations are examined in a sample of European American and U.S. Latino young adults. The final sample included 184 U.S. Latino (N = 143, 78.6 % female; M age = 20.68, SD =2.05) and 348 European American young adults (N = 275, 79.5 % female; M age = 19.52, SD =1.11). Results from path analyses demonstrate complex and differential predictors associated with prosocial behaviors, as distinguished by the target of helping. Cultural values and young adults' sociocognitive and emotive traits largely served as underlying mechanisms in the relations between family support and prosocial behaviors, although these relations were differentiated by the target of helping. There was also evidence for the moderating role of young adults' gender in the model assessing prosocial behaviors toward family members, such that for men, there were several indirect and direct effects of paternal support (but not maternal or sibling support) in fostering prosocial behaviors toward family members. Discussion will focus on the integration of socialization, cognitive developmental, and cultural theories in predicting prosocial behaviors towards different helping targets.

Teenagers' Socio and Cultural Values

2015 ◽  
pp. 60-81
Author(s):  
Georg Dutschke ◽  
Julio Garcia del Junco ◽  
Francisco Espansandín-Bustelo ◽  
Mariana Dutschke ◽  
Beatriz Palacios Florencio
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Academic Performance ◽  
Very High

Investigations related to national culture and young are becoming more important (Brown et al., 2002; Larson, 2011). Gelhaar et al. (2007) state that “there is great concern about the poor academic performance and wiling to entrepreneurship of the adolescents and young adults in European countries, especially in the southern regions, where youth unemployment is very high”. For Iberia it's very important that adolescents and young adults have the want to become entrepreneurs, by developing new projects but, mainly, by having entrepreneurship as a purpose for their professional life. Entrepreneurship should be developed both at an individual level and within the organizations. It´s key to achive success, since originates innovation, both incremental and disruptive. This exploratory research aims to identify the relations between teenagers' socio and cultural values and their want to become entrepreneurs. In concrete, if socio and cultural dimensions identified by Hofstede and Minkov (2010) are related with the want to become entrepreneur.

Impact of Asian cultural values upon leadership roles and styles

2020 ◽  
pp. 002085232093598
Author(s):  
Korhan Arun ◽  
Nesli Kahraman Gedik
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Role Theory ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Western Turkey ◽  
Asian Cultural Values ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Impact

In light of an increasingly integrated society, in-depth research is needed to explore how particular perceived values may guide leadership behaviour by measuring the everyday actions of employees. As Asian individual values become collective, there is an increased likelihood that they will be perceived as cultural values that translate into expectations of leadership roles. This article considers the impact of changes in leadership roles from a role theory perspective, based on Asian values leading to changes in leadership styles. The sample is taken from an organised industrial zone which consists of a high immigrant workforce that continues to grow. The research was conducted in western Turkey but has appeared in leading survey results on Asian cultural values. This study found significant symbolic interactionism between values and leadership roles. There were also correlations between roles and leadership styles, since leaders also influence the interpersonal roles of their employees. Among managers involved in decision-making and information processing, an autocratic participative leadership style has emerged. Points for practitioners In every organisation, leaders should be aware of values in their organisations by measuring the everyday actions of employees. To become proficient leaders, they should learn to act in a manner suitable to the roles expected by their subordinates. Furthermore, to be efficient, leaders should adopt what is considered a ‘proper' style through comparison to the indicated roles. In a nutshell, leadership, values and leadership styles are interference acts that affect all processes, from recruitment to strategic management.

scholarly journals Vegetable Consumption and Factors Associated with Increased Intake among College Students: A Scoping Review of the Last 10 Years

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Mello Rodrigues ◽  
Jeffery Bray ◽  
Ana Carolina Fernandes ◽  
Greyce Luci Bernardo ◽  
Heather Hartwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
World Health ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Family Home

Vegetable consumption is a predictor for improved health outcomes, such as reduced obesity and likelihood of food-related noncommunicable diseases. Young adults are a key population, being in a transitional stage-of-life: Habits gained here are taken through the lifespan. This review establishes insight into the consumption of vegetables among young adults during their college/university years, and factors associated with increased consumption. Seventy-one papers were extracted, published between January 2009 and October 2018. Search terms related to consumption; vegetables; and college/university setting and sample. A diverse range of definitions, guidelines, and study approaches were observed. Findings identify that the majority of students do not consume World Health Organization recommendations. Being female was the most frequent predictor of higher intake of vegetables, and no consumption patterns were identified by countries. Living at family home; body mass index; happiness and stress level; perceived importance of healthy eating; socioeconomic level; breakfast consumption; stage of study; openness to new experiences; sleep pattern; nutrition knowledge; activity level; alcohol usage; and energy intake were identified as influential factors. Public policies and new strategies to encourage vegetable consumption among college students are indispensable, especially targeting subgroups with even lower intakes, such as males and those living outside family home.

scholarly journals Analysis of influential factors of self-reported hearing loss deviation in young adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-461
Author(s):  
Dahui Wang ◽  
Yizhen Zhuang ◽  
Yinyin Wu ◽  
Haiyan Ma ◽  
Yan Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Influential Factors

Exploring caregiving-related experiences among Chinese American and European American family caregivers of persons with mental illness

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 491-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meekyung Han ◽  
Sadhna Diwan ◽  
Karen Sun
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
European American ◽  
Snowball Sampling

Family caregivers (FCs) of people with mental illness (PMI) experience caregiving-related distress. These challenges tend to be greater for Asian American families due to acculturative stress and structural barriers to services. However, little is known about caregiving-related experiences among FCs of PMI within a cultural context. By using an exploratory approach, we examined the experience of caregiver distress and the influence of cultural values on caregiving in European American and Chinese American FCs. In collaboration with community-based agencies, a combination of convenience and snowball sampling methods were used to recruit Chinese American and European American caregivers who co-reside with PMIs. Two focus groups with each ethnic group with 57 participants (30 Chinese and 27 European American) were conducted. Thematic analysis indicates that FCs experience intense emotions, health/mental health problems, and a negative impact on their personal/social lives. Whereas Chinese American FCs reported shame, lack of knowledge, and over-protectiveness of PMIs, European American FCs reported the need for advocacy on behalf of the PMI. Findings indicate a need for: 1) greater awareness of the caregiving experience on wellbeing of FCs; 2) an understanding of how cultural values may influence caregiver experience; and 3) developing culturally relevant prevention and intervention services that can support FCs from diverse cultural contexts.

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