A quantitative study of cultural conflict and gender differences in South Asian American college students

This study used quantitative data collected through a questionnaire with ninety-five participants to examine both overall and gendered patterns of bi-cultural conflict in 1.5- and second-generation South Asian American college students. It used cultural values conflict theory to examine the degree a...

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Published inEthnic and racial studies Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 1121 - 1137
Main Authors Rahman, Zaynah, Witenstein, Matthew A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 12.05.2014
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Asian Americans
college
College Students
Conflict
Cultural Conflict
Cultural conflicts
Cultural values
Decision Making
Education
Gender
Gender differences
Gender differentiation
Immigrants
Males
Parents
Quantitative Methods
Recreation
Sex
Sex Differences
Sociocultural Factors
South Asia
South Asians
Students
Time Utilization
U.S.A
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Summary:This study used quantitative data collected through a questionnaire with ninety-five participants to examine both overall and gendered patterns of bi-cultural conflict in 1.5- and second-generation South Asian American college students. It used cultural values conflict theory to examine the degree and types of bi-cultural conflict that participants experienced with their families on making academic and sociocultural decisions in an educational context. Descriptive analyses on academic decision-making indicated that students experienced high conflict with parents on being compared to others academically and on time allocation for study and recreation. Analyses on sociocultural items indicated high conflict levels on issues of dating and collective decision-making processes. Independent t-tests revealed differences between genders on cultural conflict levels. Findings suggest that males experienced more conflict on academic-related items, while females experienced greater conflict on sociocultural items.
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ISSN:0141-9870
1466-4356
DOI:10.1080/01419870.2012.753152