The social adjustment of Vietnamese American adolescents : Evidence for a segmented-assimilation approach

摘要: The segmented-assimilation approach to immigrant adjustment suggests that the benefits of assimilation for youth depend on segment society into which they assimilate. purpose this article is examine how young Vietnamese Americans may be affected by association with peers major American racial groups and Americanized coethnics. This research uses U.S. Census data establish surrounding a particular community constitute relatively privileged underprivileged segments. analyzes from survey administered students in public schools are different races culturally assimilated Vietnamese. Peer-group strong predictor adjustment. advantages members socioeconomic privileges those groups. Association coethnics has negative effect authors' findings offer support argument. For adolescents their study, following traditional path increasing contact native-born losing original cultural traits turn out an