There are a considerable number of Saudi Arabian students who attend U.S. schools. To date, no published studies exist that relate to the Saudi Arabian students, their families, and how they acculturate to the American society. Acculturation affects parents and children in different ways, and it can affect the way parents raise their children. Using semi–structured interviews, this study examined Saudi mothers' perspectives on acculturation to American society and how those perspectives affect their childrearing beliefs and their children's behaviors. The descriptive qualitative study acknowledges mothers' perceptions about adaptation of Saudi children to American society and if those parents observe behavioral changes in their children. The results showed there are some changes that occurred regarding parental beliefs of parents due to acculturation, but there were not any behavioral problems caused by acculturation to the American culture in the Saudi children.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1011803 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Kherais, Walaa |
| Contributors | Rinn, Anne N., Combes, Bertina H., Mehta, Smita, Estes, Mary Bailey |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 89 pages, Text |
| Coverage | Saudi Arabia, United States |
| Rights | Public, Kherais, Walaa, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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