The Role of Symbolic Resources in Coping with Immigration

Stress and Coping Strategies in the Lives of Recent Immigrants: A Grounded Theory Model

“…Results of the study also support previous research on stress and coping within this population. Many of the factors identified by scholars in prior studies (e.g., Donnelly 2002;Ely 2004;Finch and Vega 2003;Markovitzky and Mosek 2005;Portes and Rumbaut 2006;Romero and Roberts 2003;Yakushko 2009) were also evident in the grounded data analysis within this study. However, the finding of this study significantly expand previous scholarship by providing evidence of specific patterns and contextual conditions that are related to stress and its outcome for recent immigrants.…”

“…Stressors experienced by recent immigrants have typically been termed culture shock or acculturative stress (Berry 1970;Berry 2006), although broader definitions of stress for this population have also been suggested (Prendes-Lintel 2001;Yakushko and Chronister 2005). Consequently, migrating individuals seek to cope with stressors they experience by utilizing strategies that address the many changes in their lives (Donnelly 2002;Markovitzky and Mosek 2005;Padilla 2006;Padilla and Borrero 2006;Um and Dancy 1999).…”

Communists and the 1948 War: PCP, Maki, and the National Liberation League

“…In his account, the initiative for the establishment of the brigade originated with Jewish officers in the Czechoslovakian army who approached him and offered to volunteer. 98 Historians have also cast doubt on Maki's particular contribution to the overall effort of The Journal of Israeli History 131 arms procurement and enlistment. The arms deals with Czechoslovakia appear to have been signed largely because that country's government had an economic interest in doing so.…”

Using Resources: Conceptualizing the Mediation and Reflective Use of Tools and Signs

“…Soldiers (Hale, 2008) and migrants (Markovitzky & Mosek, 2006) use personal artifacts from home as resources for identity and memory, and communities and nations use memorials to achieve a similar end (Wertsch, 2002;Zittoun, 2004b). While we can take heart in the breadth of contexts in which the re-conceptualisation of culture is taking hold, and with it, the notion of resource, this very breadth is also a cause for concern.…”