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Exploring South Asian Immigrant Women’s Strategies to Construct Hybrid Identity: An Integrated Approach to Acculturation

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Conventional research on acculturation often presents immigrant integration into Western mainstream society as a linear process defined by prescribed stages. For instance, Berry’s (2005) acculturation framework—assimilation, integration, rejection, and deculturation—often overlooks women’s experiences and their social, historical, and cultural locations. Given the cultural diversity among immigrants from similar backgrounds, acculturation theory appears too broad. This

Source: IAFOR International Conference on Arts & Humanities, official conference proceedings

DOI: 10.22492/issn.2432-4604.2025.5

Authors: Ghazala Ahmed, Kamini Jaipal-Jamani

Language: English

Topic: Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4409380126

FWCI: 3.581

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