Acculturation Preferences, Ethnic and Religious Identification and the Socio-Economic Adaptation of Russian-Speaking Immigrants in Belgium

Grigoryev, Dmitry; Berry, John W.

doi:10.1080/17475759.2017.1386122

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“…Narratives in the current study suggest that the structural and socio-economic conditions in Albania, for example, were not viewed as facilitating utilisation of the skills returnees had acquired during their migration and limited the extent to which they could invest in business opportunities. This is consistent with other researches indicating that local economic contexts do not always facilitate the conversion of capital and that immigrants can find it difficult to secure upward mobility vis-à-vis locals (Grigoryev and Berry 2017).…”

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confidence: 92%

A Regretful Journey Home: Albanian Return Migration in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis of 2008

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2021

Int. Migration & Integration

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Despite occurring almost a decade ago, the effects of the 2008 global financial crisis continue to influence the lives of many people today. Intra-European migration literature, for example, suggests that migration patterns were reshaped in its aftermath and emerging literature details mobilities and experiences of migrants in destination societies post-crisis. To date, less research documents the experiences of individuals who, in the wake of the crisis, were forced to abandon their migratory endeavours and had to navigate returning to their country of origin in a particularly challenging socio-economic context. Utilising in-depth interviews and family case studies with purposively recruited Albanian return migrants who had lived in Greece and Italy pre-crisis, the current study highlights how conditions in both destination and origin countries impacted return experiences. Findings illustrate an adverse interplay of circumstances that led to the unsettled return and portray a perturbing fluidity in the lives of return migrants who appear overcome by a sense of ‘double failure’ with regard to both outward migration and subsequent return to their country of origin.

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confidence: 92%

A Regretful Journey Home: Albanian Return Migration in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis of 2008

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2021

Int. Migration & Integration

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“…Previous literature has generally shown that the integration strategy appeared to be both the most preferential and successful, and it had a positive relationship with people's psychological adjustment (e.g. Berry, 1997Berry, , 2005Grigoryev and Berry, 2017;Gui et al, 2016;Nguyen and Benet-Martinez, 2013). It was interesting that our study found that the positive separation strategy was preferred by the Chinese expatriates, and this was conducive to their psychological adjustment.…”

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confidence: 47%

Psychological adjustment and social capital: a qualitative investigation of Chinese expatriates

Berry

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the psychological adjustment process of expatriates from Chinese multinational enterprises, including how their social capital affects this process. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative investigation was based on semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 26 Chinese expatriates. The grounded theory method was applied to guide the data collection and analysis. Findings The psychological adjustment process of Chinese expatriates includes three periods: crisis, self-adjustment and self-growth period. In addition, bonding capital (including organizational, family and co-cultural colleagues’ support) is more conducive to Chinese expatriates’ psychological well-being than bridging capital (e.g. host-nationals’ support). Finally, a separation acculturation strategy is more conducive to psychological adjustment, rather than an integration strategy. Research limitations/implications This study focused on expatriates themselves. Future research should consider other stakeholders (e.g. organizations, family), and examine expatriate adjustment from new perspectives (e.g. strategic human resource management, work-family balance). This study had a small sample and focused on only one organization. Future research could usefully add other Chinese multinational corporations, and other Chinese expatriates to expand the generalizability of the current findings. Practical implications This study suggests the possible benefits of management practices for expatriates. Organizations can develop an “expatriate bubble” to help structure basic life overseas. Organizations could develop family-support programs and make them expatriate-supportive. Organizations should also strengthen the connections between expatriates and local colleagues. Originality/value Few scholars have elaborated on how different support groups (based on their cultural backgrounds) influence the psychological adjustment of expatriates. Until now, mainland Chinese expatriates have received little attention. In addition, this research takes a significant step forward by illuminating the psychological adjustment of Chinese expatriates from a social capital perspective.

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“…Likewise, when separation and marginalization are imposed by the dominant group instead adapted by ethnocultural groups, it takes the form of other strategies known as segregation and exclusion, respectively. Finally, when cultural diversity is respected by larger society allowing the inclusion of the other ethnocultural groups, the phenomenon is called multiculturalism (Berry, 2011;Grigoryev & Berry, 2017). This encourages a pluralistic model that serves to pursue shared national goals and needs by dealing with distinct cultures and allowing diverse cultural groups to work with each other (LaFromboise et.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…al., 1993). However, inconsistencies and conflicts between the preferences of non-dominant groups for the acculturating strategies they employ and the forced alternative strategies enacted by the larger society cause difficulties for the acculturating groups or individuals, which is called acculturative stress (Berry, 2011;Grigoryev & Berry, 2017). Several studies show that individuals were engaged in these four intercultural strategies.…”

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Multiculturalism and Integration: Challenges, Strategies and Prospects of Students Integration in Educational Environment and Society

Gilani

Waheed

Hussain

2020

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The study presents arguments on multiculturalism and integration and aims to look into the challenges, strategies, and prospects of the students integration in the educational environment and society. Reasonable literature exists on its different aspects and the assumed relationship of multiculturalism and academic integration into the educational environment in different countries. The existing literature was identified to review and discuss the concerning arguments on the issue. Different strategies have been reviewed to acculturate with the main emphasis on academic integration before focusing on the interplay of the processes of multiculturalism and integration and the probability for students integration in the academic culture. It was found that multiculturalism and integration interplay in varying ways, and there is a likelihood that students can integrate into a multicultural environment of an educational institute where culturally diverse groups of the students respect diversity and intercultural strategies supported by the host institute which helps them integrate.

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Acculturation Preferences, Ethnic and Religious Identification and the Socio-Economic Adaptation of Russian-Speaking Immigrants in Belgium

Abstract: His interest center on cross-cultural psychology including the role of ecological and cultural factors in development, and the psychology of acculturation and ethnic relations in plural societies.

Cited by 22 publications

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A Regretful Journey Home: Albanian Return Migration in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis of 2008

A Regretful Journey Home: Albanian Return Migration in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis of 2008

Psychological adjustment and social capital: a qualitative investigation of Chinese expatriates

Multiculturalism and Integration: Challenges, Strategies and Prospects of Students Integration in Educational Environment and Society

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