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Hispanic women are the fastest growing population in the United States. Thus, it is important to explore health disparities that affect this population and better understand potential causes. Several explanations have been proposed for disparities that exist including turning to cultural alternatives rather than conventional medicine, low numbers of health insurance enrollments among Hispanics, and acculturation. However, little attention has been given to explanations that take into account the unique experiences of Hispanic women. The present study explored these experiences through investigation of endorsement of feminist attitudes (e.g., gender role adherence and beliefs that men and women should be treated equally in society) and level of acculturation. Undergraduate Hispanic women (18-24 years of age, M = 20.25, SD = 1.51) at the University of North Texas completed measures including the Multidimensional Health Questionnaire, the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans-II, and the Liberal Feminist Attitude and Ideology Scale. Although results indicate that acculturation was not significant in the sample, feminist endorsement was found to be positively correlated with health-esteem, health-efficacy, and internal-health locus of control. Limitations and recommended directions for future research are explored.

In this exploratory study, the goal was to examine patterns of perceived ethnic discrimination, stereotype confirmation, and acculturation within the context of a diverse, inclusive university. It was predicted that reported rates of perceived ethnic discrimination would be low, but the majority of students would still experience some type of discrimination at least once. The second hypothesis for this study was that higher levels of discrimination, acculturation and stereotype confirmation would result in lower levels of college self-efficacy and GPA. These factors were also predicted to be positively associated with each other as well. The personality trait, conscientiousness was predicted to positively associated with acculturation, college self-efficacy, and GPA. The study surveyed 50 undergraduate students from the University of Central Florida taking psychology courses through the online SONA participation system. 86.4% of participants perceived at least one instance of ethnic discrimination. Perceived ethnic discrimination was also associated with lower levels of college self-efficacy, but not GPA. Acculturation and stereotype confirmation had no significant relationships with neither college self-efficacy or GPA. High rates of acculturation to the dominant American society was associated with lower rates of perceived discrimination and stereotype confirmation, opposite of the original hypothesis. The personality trait conscientiousness was also not captured in this study, but agreeableness and openness revealed significant relationships between all ethnicity-related factors and GPA. Acculturation’s role in perceptions of discrimination and stereotype concerns is discussed in detail. Limitations and future directions are addressed in the context of sample size, race and ethnicity statistics, and the complexities of discrimination and acculturation.

Le but de cette thèse est d’étudier tout particulièrement le répertoire du chant tripolitain au sein de la tradition musicale libyenne, de façon à mettre en lumière, à la fois, les modèles mélodiques et les modèles rythmiques qui caractérisent ce chant, ainsi que les structures compositionnelles qui s’en dégagent. Une place centrale sera accordée à l’étude de l’évolution/acculturation du chant tripolitain. / The main aim of this thesis is to study in a special form the trabelsi singing in the core of the tradition of the Libyan music with a method explains at the same time, the melodic models and rhythmic models that describe this singing, as well as compositional structures highlighted by these models. In addition, this research will deeply concentrate in studying the development and acculturation of the trabelsi singing.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references.

Texte remanié de: Dissertation--Philosophische Fakultät--Freiburg im Breisgau--Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 2000. / Bibliogr. p. 556-592.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at El Paso, 2008. / Title from title screen. Vita. CD-ROM. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

Canada is a nation known for being highly multiethnic due to its rich history of immigration. But many immigrant parents struggle with acculturation and, at the same time, they are faced with the challenge of raising their children in a new country. This study explored the process of transition among newcomer mothers living in Winnipeg. Using a qualitative approach, ten in-depth interviews were conducted to gain a greater understanding of the process that parents go through as they learn about a particular disciplinary approach - Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting (PDEP). Four main themes emerged: 1) the meaning of parenting; 2) a new vision of parenting; 3) conflicting notions of discipline; and 4) navigating the acculturation gap. Each primary theme had several sub-themes that expressed the process of transition to a new parenting context. Many mothers had experienced corporal punishment as children but none approved of it. They explained that PDEP had provided them with a new non-violent vision of parenting. Mothers described the parenting changes they had made and how their confidence had increased since learning about PDEP. They also described the impact that the loss of extended family support had on parenting dynamics. Although some of the mothers observed that the PDEP program had not decreased the acculturation gap between them and their children, it had helped them to better understand their children’s perspectives. The implications of the findings for professionals who support newcomer parents are discussed. / February 2016

L'objectif de cette étude est de comprendre le phénomène d'acculturation religieuse et son évolution en Carie, à travers les épiclèses de Zeus ainsi que les cultes et les représentations qui y sont associés. Ce travail privilégie une approche pluridisciplinaire de l'ensemble des données liées aux lieux de culte. Il nous amène à articuler toutes les sources à notre disposition en faisant appel aux diverses disciplines de l'archéologie, ainsi qu'à la philologie, l'épigraphie, la numismatique et l'iconographie, afin de mettre en place un réseau de connaissances associant l'histoire des religions et l'archéologie du culte. Cette approche a pour but de reconstituer le plus objectivement possible la vie religieuse carienne et son paysage religieux. Il s'agit d'étudier l'interaction entre les pratiques et les représentations pour comprendre le lien entre la dimension spatiale des faits religieux et la perception qu'en avaient les anciens. Ce travail de recherche s'interroge également sur les échos entre les cultes et la symbolique des éléments qui les composent. Pour chaque Zeus, il est ainsi nécessaire de déterminer le sens à donner à l'épiclèse et aux représentations qui leur sont associées et de comprendre le contexte cultuel dans lequel ils ont évolué. À travers l'étude de la figure jovienne, dont l'attribut est devenu le symbole du territoire, c'est le fonctionnement du système religieux carien dans son ensemble qui est mis en lumière. Le croisement des diverses données permet enfin d'appréhender le phénomène d’acculturation en Carie. L'objectif est de déterminer les contacts continus et directs que des cultures différentes ont eu et les modifications qu'elles ont entraînées dans les modèles culturels initiaux des divers groupes. Il convient donc de distinguer les permanences et les innovations qui se manifestent au sein de la vie religieuse dans la région. De nombreux éléments préhelléniques sont ainsi notables dans cette région particulièrement conservatrice, permettant parfois d'identifier des traces de continuité ou de réappropriation entre les cultes anatoliens et grecs. / The objective of this study is to understand the religious acculturation and changes in Caria, through Zeus' epicleses, cults and representations associated with it. This work emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to all data related to places of worship. It leads us to articulate all the sources available to us through the use of various disciplines of archeology as well as philology, epigraphy, numismatics and iconography, to establish a knowledge network linking religious history and archeology of worship. This approach aims to reconstruct objectively as possible the Carian religious life and religious landscape. This is to study the interaction between practices and representations to understand the relationship between the spatial dimension of religious facts and the perception of them old. This research also questions the echoes between cults and symbolic elements that compose them. Each Zeus, it is thus necessary to determine the meaning of the epiclesis and representations associated with them and understand the cultic context in which they evolved. Through the study of the Jovian figure, whose attribute has become the symbol of the territory, the operation of the Carian religious system as a whole is revealed. The crossing of the various data finally allows us to understand the phenomenon of acculturation in Caria. The aim is to identify ongoing and contacts that different cultures have had and the changes they generated in the original cultural patterns of various groups. It is therefore necessary to distinguish the continuities and innovations that occur in the religious life in the region. Many pre-Hellenic elements are thus particularly notable in this conservative region, sometimes to identify traces of continuity or reappropriation between the Anatolian and Greek cults.

Etude 1- Objectif: Explorer les contributions relatives des facteurs socioculturels et psychopathologiques aux idéations suicidaires dans un échantillon d’adolescents issus de l’immigration (N=292). Bien que les événements de vie négatifs, les symptômes dépressifs, et l'individualisme sont des facteurs de risque, et l'attachement aux parents un facteur de protection chez les garçons et les filles, des différences de genre sont observées. Les traits limites (facteur de risque), l'assimilation et la marginalisation (les deux facteurs de protection) étaient des prédicteurs significatifs de l’idéation suicidaire chez les filles uniquement.Etude 2- Objectif: Explorer les différences ethniques (717 Français vs. 251 issus de l’immigration) concernant les facteurs de risques et de protection associés à l’idéation suicidaire dans une population d’adolescents. Les garçons issus de l’immigration rapportaient une sévérité d’idéation suicidaire plus importante que les garçons Français alors que les filles issues de l’immigration rapportaient une moyenne plus élevée à l’échelle de l’idéation suicidaire que leurs pairs Françaises. Des différences ethniques sont apparus significatives pour l’âge chez les garçons et pour les cognitions délinquantogènes, les traits limites et l’anxiété sociale chez les filles. Etude 3- Objectif : Explorer l’idéation suicidaire et les symptômes dépressifs en France par des analyses centrées sur les variables et sur les personnes dans un échantillon d’adolescents issus de l’immigration. La marginalisation prédisait significativement les idéations suicidaires alors que la discrimination perçue prédisait les symptômes dépressifs. Quatre classes latentes ont émergés de l’analyse : « Séparés-Intégrés », « Intégrés », « Indifférenciés » et « Individualisés ». Des différences significatives sont apparues entre les quatre profils culturels pour l’identité ethnique, la discrimination perçue et le stress acculturatif. En revanche, bien que la prévalence de l’idéation suicidaire et des symptômes dépressifs était élevée dans l’échantillon total et dans les profils culturels, aucune différence significative n’est apparue. Etude 4- Objectif : Identifier les aspects cognitifs et comportementaux qui sous-tendent les conduites suicidaires de 15 jeunes issus de l’immigration. Le suicide représente « un moyen de se libérer de la contrainte à simuler une identité » et « une reprise du contrôle ». Les dissonances culturelles, les distorsions cognitives, les cognitions identitaires favorisent l’émergence de comportements autodestructeurs et de stratégies de coping. Les aspects cognitifs et comportementaux, sous-tendus par des éléments culturels contradictoires, amènent ces adolescents à anticiper un possible rejet, qui susciterait une angoisse d’abandon. / Study 1- Aim: Explore the contributions of sociocultural and psychopathological factors to suicidal ideation among of 292 adolescents with an immigrant background. Although stressful life events, depressive symptoms, and individualism were risk factors, and attachment to parents a protective factor for both boys and girls, some gender differences emerged. Borderline traits (risk factor), assimilation and marginalization (both protective factors) were significant predictors only among girls.Study 2- Aim: Explore ethnic differences (717 French vs. 251 with an immigrant background) regarding risk and protective factors associated to suicidal ideation among adolescents. The frequency of serious suicidal ideation was higher among the ethnic minority males group compared to the French males group. The mean of suicidal ideation however was higher among the ethnic minority group of females. Ethnic differences were observed regarding the age among males in the prediction of suicidal ideation and self-serving cognitive distortions, borderline traits, and social anxiety among females. Study 3- Aim: Examine suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in France, both across variables and across persons in a non-clinical sample of adolescents with an immigrant background. Marginalization significantly predicted suicidal ideation whereas perceived discrimination significantly predicted depressive symptoms. Four latent classes emerged from analysis—“Separated-Integrated”, “Integrated”, “Undifferentiated” (characterized by adolescents who were not associated with any of the acculturation categories), and the “Individualized-Assimilated”. Significant differences appeared between the four classes for the indices of ethnic identity, perceived discrimination, and acculturative stress. Prevalence and mean score of suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms were high among both the sample and the four acculturative profiles; however no differences between the four classes emerged.Study 4- Aim: Identify cognitive and behavioral aspects which underline suicidal ideation and attempts of 15 adolescents with an immigrant background. Suicide represents “a way to release itself from the constraint to feign an identity”, and to “regain control”. Cultural dissonance, cognitive distortions, identity cognitions emphasize the emergence of self-destructive behaviors and coping strategies. These cognitive and behavioral aspects, underlined by contradictory cultural elements, lead these adolescents to anticipate a possible rejection, which may cause a fear of abandonment.