Family Therapy with East Indian Immigrant Parents Rearing Children in the United States: PARENTAL CONCERNS, THERAPEUTIC ISSUES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Baptiste, David A.

doi:10.1007/s10591-005-6214-9

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“…Arranged marriage-where parents, relatives, and/or significant elders find a suitable marriage partner for an individual-continues to be the common form of marriage among Indian immigrants (Baptiste 2005). Casual dating is highly discouraged and sexual purity is enforced more strongly in young Indian women than their male counterparts (Segal 1998).…”

Section: Cultural Values and Beliefs Among Asian Indiansmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although the strong sense of support and unity within the community can be highly adaptive for an individual, children may feel considerable pressure from parents to maintain a good reputation since others in the community are "always watching" (Baptiste 2005;Segal 1991). Dasgupta and Dasgupta (1996) proposed that the responsibility for keeping the honor attached to the family name seems to fall disproportionately on Indian women, since they are viewed as the bearers and transmitters of Indian tradition and culture.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Baptiste (2005) and Segal (1991) identified primary concerns that Indian immigrant parents experience in the United States. A few of these apprehensions include fear of losing children to the U.S. culture, loss of parental authority over children (including the ability to choose a spouse), and loss of face within the Indian community due to children's violation of Indian cultural norms.…”

Section: Intergenerational Cultural Conflicts Of Asian Indians In Amementioning

confidence: 99%

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Parental Overprotection, Cultural Value Conflict, and Psychological Adaptation among Asian Indian Women in America

Varghese

Jenkins

2009

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The present study related generational status, marital status, parental overprotection (control), and cultural value conflict to self-esteem and depression among first and second-generation Asian Indian immigrant women in the south-midwestern United States. Self-report data from 73 community-dwelling women supported the hypotheses that unmarried and second-generation women would report greater maternal control and cultural value conflict than would married and first-generation women. Secondgenerational status, high maternal control, and high cultural value conflict correlated with higher depressive symptomology; being married, low maternal control, and low cultural value conflict were related to high self-esteem. Regression analyses indicated a mediating role for cultural value conflict for depression symptom predictors, but not for self-esteem predictors. Open-ended response data provided enriched understanding of these women's cultural and family conflicts.

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Section: Cultural Values and Beliefs Among Asian Indiansmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Intergenerational Cultural Conflicts Of Asian Indians In Amementioning

confidence: 99%

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Parental Overprotection, Cultural Value Conflict, and Psychological Adaptation among Asian Indian Women in America

Varghese

Jenkins

2009

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“…1 Cultures oriented toward individualism emphasize independence and the achievement of goals that enhance individual success, valuing competitiveness and personal pursuits (Ying & Lee, 1999). Cultures that tend toward collectivism emphasize the importance of family and self-sacrifice for the benefit of the whole; they value allegiance, deference to authority, family pride, and honor (Baptiste, 2005). The extended family plays a particularly important role in child care (Deepak, 2005); elders maintain power in the family and expect younger members to defer to authority.…”

Section: Adjustment To Immigration Intergenerational Conflict and Tmentioning

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“Paribar Ka Palan” (“Watching Over Our Family”): The Application of Contextual Therapy for Indian Immigrant Families

Dutta¹

2014

Journal of Systemic Therapies

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The often-contrasting worlds of the interdependent and the independent cause Indian immigrant families considerable challenges. As they negotiate the acculturation process in North America, these families may experience some difficulty embracing the individualistic values of North America in the face of their familiar South Asian collectivistic values. Indian parents have a harder time making the cultural leap, while their children are far better able to adapt to mainstream society. Furthermore, the children often challenge their parents by disputing traditional hierarchical and filial relationships. This article discusses Contextual Therapy (CT) as a tangible framework for Indian families who come to seek social work services to ameliorate relationships. It discusses the strengths of Contextual Therapy with Indian families by applying some of its key concepts to a case scenario from my practice. This therapy format, when used diligently, proposes to be a valuable resource to support Indian families to overtly express and strengthen their traditional family values while adjusting to North American mainstream society. As Indian immigrant families maintain an ethic of filial obligation, therapists can employ themes from Contextual Therapy to instill motivation and meaning in order to revive relationships.Significant immigration has served to populate Canada over the past century or so. Along with immigration, initial policies on multiculturalism evolved into a transnational globalism where people from developing countries are now easily able to migrate to countries in North America and Europe and fit in reasonably well. Advances in technology have made life in North America more accessible to the people who live in other parts of the world, therefore, prospective immigrants have an a priori understanding of North American culture even before they land here. However, while policies and programs intend to assist new immigrants to adjust to their new country, a comprehensive approach to meeting their needs is lacking.

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“…There tends to be a strong focus on hierarchy in the family (favoring males). Moreover, solemnity, selfcontrol, and behavioral restraint are valued (Baptiste, 2005 ;Cheah & Rubin, 2004 ;Park & Cheah, 2005 ).…”

Section: Asian I Mmigrantsmentioning

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The Social Development of Immigrant Children: A Focus on Asian and Hispanic Children in the United States

Cheah

Leung

2010

The Wiley‐Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development

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Family Therapy with East Indian Immigrant Parents Rearing Children in the United States: PARENTAL CONCERNS, THERAPEUTIC ISSUES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Cited by 32 publications

References 6 publications

Parental Overprotection, Cultural Value Conflict, and Psychological Adaptation among Asian Indian Women in America

Parental Overprotection, Cultural Value Conflict, and Psychological Adaptation among Asian Indian Women in America

“Paribar Ka Palan” (“Watching Over Our Family”): The Application of Contextual Therapy for Indian Immigrant Families

The Social Development of Immigrant Children: A Focus on Asian and Hispanic Children in the United States

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