SAGE Journal Articles
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Fail, H., Thompson, J., & Walker, G., (2004). Belonging, identity and Third Culture Kids: Life histories of former international school students. Journal of Research in International Education, 3(3), 319 – 338.
Discussion Questions:
- What evidence of culture shock can you draw from the interviews?
- What conclusions about belonging and identity can you draw from the interviews?
Green, P. (2010). Generation, family and migration: Young Brazilian factory workers in Japan. Ethnography, 11(4), 515-532.
Discussion Questions:
- The text discusses Japanese migration to Brazil. What does the author say about the return of the migrants and their descendants to Japan?
- What insights does the author provide?
Neto, F., Barros, J., & Schmitz, P.G., (2005). Acculturation attitudes and adaptation among Portuguese immigrants in Germany: Integration or separation. Psychology & Developing Societies, 17(1), 19 -32.
Discussion Questions:
- Compare the categories of acculturation in this article and in the text.
- What were the authors attempting to determine in this study?
- Which acculturation strategy did Portuguese immigrants prefer?
- Are there implications in this study for other nations or would these conclusions be specific to Germany only?
Predelli, L. N. (2008). Religion, citizenship and participation: A case study of immigrant Muslimwomen in Norwegian mosques. European Journal of Women's Studies, 15(3), 241260.
Discussion Questions:
- How has Muslim migration to Norway created opportunities and constraints for women?
- Why does the author describe the mosque as a “gendered space”?
Ko, L. K., & Perreira, K. M. (2010). “It turned my world upside down:” Latino youths’ perspectives on immigration. Journal of Adolescent Research, 25(3), 465-493.
Discussion Questions:
- How do the authors describe the adolescents’ premigration experiences?
- How do the authors describe the adolescents’ migration experiences?
- How do the authors describe the adolescents’ postmigration experiences?