Date of Award
4-2000
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. Subhash Sonnad
Second Advisor
Dr. Thomas Ford
Third Advisor
Dr. Hanjoon Lee
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Campus Only
Abstract
The number of Korean immigrants grew dramatically after the passage of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965. These Korean immigrants came from high socioeconomic backgrounds in Korea. However, most Korean immigrants endured hardships in the United States due to language or cultural differences. Because of their frustration and real or perceived limited opportunities, these Korean immigrant parents tend to expect a high degree of success for their children.
Quantitative research was conducted to test the hypothesis: Korean immigrant parents who have high under-rewarded status inconsistency have higher expectation towards their children's academic achievement than those who have lower under-rewarded status inconsistency, those who have over-rewarded status inconsistency, and those who have no status inconsistency. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents in a Korean church in Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids.
Results showed there was no significance between parents' status inconsistency and their expectation toward their children's academic performance, however, there was some significance between parents' status inconsistency and their negative reaction to their children's academic failure.
Recommended Citation
Kim, Ami, "Korean Immigrant Parents and Their Children's Academic Achievement" (2000). Masters Theses. 3457.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/3457