Cultural psychology of immigrants / edited by Ramaswami Mahalingam. [print]

Part I: Immigration, globalization, and transnationalism : theoretical perspectives

Part II: Immigration and race

Part III: Immigration, self, gender, and narratives

Part IV: Immigration and family

Preface -- Contributors -- 1. Cultural psychology of immigrants : an introduction / Ramaswami Mahalingam

2. Whither thou goest : an evolutionary perspective on migration / Bobbi S. Low -- 3. Assimilation or transnationalism? Conceptual models of the immigrant experience in America / Silvia Pedraza -- 4. The dialectic of recognition and displacement in a globalized world / E. Valentine Daniel -- 5. Transnational ties and mental health / Eleanor J. Murphy

6. A two-level approach to anti-immigrant prejudice and discrimination / Thomas F. Pettigrew -- 7. The role of prejudice in the discounting of immigrant skills / Victoria M. Esses, Joerg Dietz, and Arjun Bhardwaj -- 8. Black immigrant to the United States : confronting and constructing ethnicity and race / Teceta Thomas Tormala and Kay Deaux -- 9. Cultural psychology and marginality : an explorative study of Indian diaspora / Ramaswami Mahalingam, Cheri Philip, and Sundari Balan

10. Racing transatlantic passages : James Baldwin's African "America" and immigrant studies / Magdalena J. Zaborowska -- 11. Model minority and marital violence : South Asian immigrants in the United States / Margaret Abraham -- 12. Refugees and gendered citizenship / Patricia R. Pessar -- 13. Gender, sexuality, language, and migration / Oliva M. Espin -- 14. Cultural psychology of gender and immigration / Ramaswami Mahalingam and Jana Haritatos

15. Conceptual and research considerations in the determinants of child outcomes among English-speaking Caribbean immigrants in the United States : a cultural-ecological approach / Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Ambika Krishnakumar -- 16. On the development of identity : perspectives from immigrant families / Karen Kisiel Dion -- 17. Negotiating culture and ethnicity : intergenerational relations in Chinese immigrant families in the United States / Min Zhou -- 18. Acculturation or negotiation? What Japanese academic migrants teach us about family processes and gendered experiences of cultural adaptation / Izumi Sakamoto -- Author index -- Subject index.

This book provides an interdisciplinary perspective on how intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, and culture shape the cultural psychology of immigrants. It demonstrates the influence transnational ties and cultural practices and beliefs play on creating the immigrant self. Distinguished scholars from a variety of fields examine the cultural psychological consequences of displacement among different immigrant communities. Cultural Psychology of Immigrants opens with a variety of theoretical perspectives on immigration and a historical overview of sociological research on immigrants. It then examines the racial discrimination of immigrants and the multifaceted influences on the creation of immigrant identities. The final section documents the pivotal role of family contexts in shaping identity. Each chapter illustrates the commonalities and differences among immigrants in the ways in which they make sense of their newfound selves in a displaced context.

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