中国留学生在美国的文化适应：寄宿者身份真的重要吗？

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 DEMOGRAPHY

International Migration Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI:10.1111/imig.13236

Liwen Zeng

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摘要

本研究借鉴了萧灼基（《美国社会学杂志》第58、1952和34期）著作中 "寄居者 "的概念框架，对59名中国留学生和访问学者进行了半结构式深度访谈，以调查他们的回国计划如何影响他们在美国的文化适应经历。受访者表达了一系列计划，包括立即回国、推迟回国、未决定回国和明确拒绝回国。除了中国访问学者是坚定的旅居者外，大多数受访学生都会根据他们在美国的经历定期协商和调整回国的决定。通过进一步探究那些表达了一定旅居意向的学生的移民后经历，本研究发现了四种类型的旅居心态，包括（1）探索型、（2）实用型、（3）幻灭型和（4）疏离型。研究发现，每种类型都会对学生的文化适应体验和文化适应压力产生独特的影响和相互作用。

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Acculturation of Chinese international students in the US: Does sojourner status really matter?

Drawing upon the conceptual framework of ‘the sojourner’ in Siu's (American Journal of Sociology 58, 1952 and 34) work, this study employed semi‐structured in‐depth interviews with 59 Chinese international students and visiting scholars to investigate how their plans to return to China might shape their acculturation experiences in the United States (US). Those interviewed expressed a range of plans, including an immediate return to China, a postponed return, an undecided return and a clear refusal to return. Except for Chinese visiting scholars who were determined sojourners, a majority of the students interviewed regularly negotiated and adjusted their decisions to return based on their experiences in the US. By further exploring the post‐migration experiences of those who expressed some intention to sojourn, this study identifies four types of sojourning mentality, including (1) exploratory, (2) pragmatic, (3) disillusioned and (4) detached. Each type was found to distinctively influence and interplay students' experiences with acculturation and acculturative stress.

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International Migration DEMOGRAPHY-

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

10.50%

发文量

130

期刊介绍： International Migration is a refereed, policy oriented journal on migration issues as analysed by demographers, economists, sociologists, political scientists and other social scientists from all parts of the world. It covers the entire field of policy relevance in international migration, giving attention not only to a breadth of topics reflective of policy concerns, but also attention to coverage of all regions of the world and to comparative policy.