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Publication Date: January 1990
Publisher: Conference of Jewish Communal Service (U.S.)
Author(s): Irene Belozersky
Research Area: Population and demographics
Keywords: Immigration; Psychology; Family
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Immigration, with its accompanying feelings of uprootedness and numerous losses, is a powerful stressor, disrupting the functioning of even the strongest families and individuals. Adjustment to a new society takes the form of a spectrum of physical and emotional reactions. As a rule, families and individuals who functioned well in the Soviet Union will have an easier adjustment in the United States. Age, educational level, and English-speaking ability also influence the ease of adjustment.