Henry T Trueba, Lila Jacobs, Elizabeth Kirton

Cultural Conflict and Adaptation

The Case of Hmong Children in American Society

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Produktbeschreibung

Cultural Conflict and Adaptation (1990) examines the alienation and cultural conflicts faced at school by the children of a small group of Hmong who have settled in La Playa, California. The educational process for these children is an example of cultural conflict and adjustment patterns, a common immigrant experience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781032363202
• ISBN-10: 1032363207
• Artikelnr.: 69942943

Autorenporträt

Henry T. Trueba, Lila Jacobs and Elizabeth Kirton

Inhaltsangabe

1. Culture Conflict and the American Dream 2. Ethnohistory of the Hmong
People 3. The Hmong at La Playa 4. Becoming American Through Schooling 5.
Seven 'Learning Disabled' Indochinese: Institutional Approach to Children
Facing Culture Conflict 6. Culture and Minority Achievement: Implications
for Research and Institutional Practice