Date of Award
8-1981
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. Lewis Walker
Second Advisor
Dr. Edsel Erickson
Third Advisor
Dr. Paul L. Wienir
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine four of Gordon's seven types of assimilation (cultural, structural, marital and identificational) among Korean college students.
Data were gathered from a combination of 23 interviews (14 males and 9 females) at Western Michigan University and 104 mail questionnaires (63 males and 41 females) from the University of Michigan.
The degree of assimilation was positively related to the length of residence in the United States, SES of parents and age. No evidence was found to suggest that one sex was more highly assimilated into American society than the other. By utilizing path analysis, cultural assimilation appeared to have a relatively strong direct influence on marital assimilation and a slight direct influence on identificational assimilation. These were not anticipated by Gordon. By and large, the sequence involved in the assimilation process, suggested by Gordon, appeared to agree with the findings of this study.
Recommended Citation
Yoo, Jei Hyun, "Assimilation of Korean College Students" (1981). Masters Theses. 1787.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1787