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This research presents the acculturation of Kenyan immigrants as a dialogical process. Interviews were conducted with immigrants in a Southern city in the U.S. Our findings show that Black immigrant acculturation is not a simple process of integration but one that is highly contested and characterized by conflict. Our research emphasizes the unique experiences of Black immigrants whose adaptation processes are impacted by their race and colonial histories. Our findings draw attention to the need for research that examines the immigrant adaptation process as a dialogical process rather than as a simple integration of dominant culture to culture of origin.

Dependency is proposed as an implicit yet undeveloped concept important in understanding consumer behavior. The development of this idea takes as a jumping-off point, the family life cycle literature because it has implicitly recognized the importance of dependent children. A taxonomy of dependence is offered as several propositions regarding dependency patterns. While the central offering of this paper is theoretical, the concept is explored via focus groups with 24 women. Findings suggest that the concept is worthy of future development.