This study examined the intergenerational conflict between Greek immigrant parents and their Greek-Canadian children caused by differences in beliefs and practises concerning core cultural values (Greek language, Greek Orthodox religion, and Family ties). Data collected consisted of responses to open-ended, semi-structured interview questions. / Interpretation of the data revealed that parents and children held congruent beliefs concerning the Greek language, yet differed in their practises of language usage. Their differing practises led to a breakdown in parent-child communication. / With regard to the Greek Orthodox religion, parents and children held parallel beliefs and practises, and no apparent conflict on this issue existed. Parents' and children's opinions and actions on family solidarity were in harmony. Divergent opinions and practises emerged on issues of intermarriage and family hierarchy. Conflict manifested itself when issues of family hierarchy arose, while intermarriage was considered a potential source of conflict. / The nature and amount of conflict expressed was found to be influenced by (1) parents' educational levels, and (2) gender roles of family members.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.59909 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | Vlahou, Anastasia |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001237299, proquestno: AAIMM67459, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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