United States higher education prioritizes independence as the cultural ideal. As a result,
first-generation students (neither parent has a four-year degree) often confront an initial …

African Americans can experience a double consciousness—the two-ness of being an
American and an African American. The present research hypothesized that:(a) double …

Today's most pressing social challenges require people to recognize their shared fate and
work together—to think and act interdependently. In the three studies reported here, we …

Recent research points to Chinese people's elevated tendency to make positive self‐
evaluations, despite the general claim that East Asians do not self‐enhance. We present …

Objectives: Syrian refugee women have faced myriad adversities as they have navigated the
realities of war, increasing the risk for mental health concerns such as depressive …

This article draws principally from the work of preeminent sociologist Alejandro Portes on the
rise of Miami as a global city (segmented assimilation as well as the institutional bases for …

Decision making is a necessary and integral part of life. This paper examines several
specific concepts related to decision making and attempts to demonstrate how to create a …

Background “Culture is more important now than it has ever been”, says Gurung (2010), who
applies a cultural approach in his monograph on health psychology. Positive and negative …

Siri'and Pesse'values that is rooted in Buginese culture. These values influence Buginese
social life as well as the way they perceive the world. The purpose of this research is to …

1 An Origin of Welfare Stigma The Great Depression affected millions of families throughout the
United States in the 1930s. The Page 1 An Origin of Welfare Stigma 1 An Origin of Welfare …