A Qualitative Investigation of Korean Immigrant Women's Lives

Autor/inn/en	Yoon, Eunju; Lee, Dal Yob; Koo, Young Ran; Yoo, Sung-Kyung
Titel	A Qualitative Investigation of Korean Immigrant Women's Lives
Quelle	In: Counseling Psychologist, 38 (2010) 4, S.523-553 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0011-0000
DOI	10.1177/0011000009346993
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Immigrants; Females; Adults; Adjustment (to Environment); Qualitative Research; Sex Role; Acculturation; Ethnicity; Group Unity; Nationalism; Identification; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Competence; Cultural Isolation; Social Isolation; Coping; California; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Weibliches Geschlecht; Qualitative Forschung; Geschlechterrolle; Akkulturation; Ethnizität; Gruppenidentität; Nationalismus; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Kompetenz; Soziale Isolation; Bewältigung; Kalifornien; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Postimmigration adjustment experiences of 10 Korean immigrant women were examined using the consensual qualitative research method. Seven domains emerged: general life conditions; gender role; changes in family dynamics; ethnic/national identity, cultural competency, and belongingness; value changes; racial relationships; and support systems and attitudes toward counseling. Participants reported English barriers as one of the biggest challenges. They appreciated a better educational environment for children; a sense of liberation from patriarchal, collectivistic pressures (e.g., demands by in-laws, comparison with others); and strengthened family ties. They highlighted Korean immigrant women's strengths and adaptability for family survival in the new environment. Participants reported lacking cultural competency or a sense of belongingness in the mainstream society but expected their children to succeed and have voices in the mainstream society. All participants experienced racism and developed coping strategies such as verbal confrontation. Concern about gossips in the small ethnic community was a barrier to seeking counseling. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10