Topic > The Transformation of Immigrant Parents and Children

Immigrants are defined as people who move permanently to a country forgiven by their country of origin. Immigrants may move in order to seek a better life, better education or to avoid any kind of problem in their country of origin. Despite the reasoning behind the movement's decision, an immigrant will be affected by the change in culture, lifestyle, social system and community. The process of movement affects each individual differently depending on their age, gender, and level of connection to the past culture. That said, the younger the age of the individual, the more venerable and easier they become in changing their way of life to feel part of a community. However, gender is also linked to the person's race. To elaborate, Black females and males are more open to the idea of ​​changing any factor to fit into their “new society.” An individual's connection with his past culture has a great impact on his personality, position and belief in its values, morals and culture. Therefore, the stronger and deeper the connection with the original culture and lifestyle, the more satisfied the individual becomes. Therefore, they do not feel the need to compete with another culture. Therefore, their current position regarding their own culture has a strong impact on their future judgment of the other culture. The weaker the connection, the more inclined they are to change their current culture. Therefore, an individual's level of stability towards his or her culture depends on other factors affecting him or her. [Different age groups are faced with different situations which make them face different issues and hence they are exposed to different types of experience...... middle of paper...... culture and become a combination of both . So it's a culture within a culture. Young immigrants are more satisfied with changing their “old” culture to adapt to the new one, however parents are more reluctant to do so. This transformation causes a lot of tension within the family. Works Cited Akhtar, S. (2011). Immigration and acculturation: Grief, adaptation, and the next generation. Lanham, Md.: Jason Aronson. Family and gender among American Muslims: Issues facing Middle Eastern immigrants and their descendants. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. James, D. C. (1997). Coping with a new society: The unique psychosocial problems of immigrant youth. Journal of School Health, 67(3), 98-102.Zhou, M. (1997). Growing up American: The challenge facing immigrant children and children of immigrants. Annual review of sociology, 23(1), 63-95.