Straddling Three Worlds: Stress, Culture and Adaptation in South Asian Couples

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• 作者：Mina D. Singh (1)
  Raksha M. Bhayana (2)
  
  1. School of Nursing ; York University ; 4700 Keele St ; HNES 326 ; Toronto ; ON ; M3J1P3 ; Canada
  2. CEO Bhayana Family Foundation ; 272 Lawrence Ave West 3rd Floor ; Toronto ; ON ; M5M4M ; Canada
  
• 关键词：South Asian ; Marriage ; Roles ; Acculturation ; Stress
• 刊名：Contemporary Family Therapy
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：March 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：37
• 期：1
• 页码：45-57
• 全文大小：226 KB
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• 刊物类别：Behavioral Science
• 刊物主题：Psychology
  Clinical Psychology
  Social Sciences
  Health Psychology
  Psychiatry
  Sociology
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-3335

文摘

Anecdotal evidences (e.g. the increase of South Asian marriage counseling services, newspaper articles, etc.) suggest that the divorce rate of South Asian individuals in Canada is increasing. Traditionally, Indian culture has and still to an extent, values collectivism. Alongside this, marriage appears to be evolving from being essentially the union of two families, to becoming the union of two individuals, with the gradual movement toward a nuclear family, dual earners and shared household duties, causing stress in couples. This marital stress may be compounded by other factors such as acculturation for new immigrants, role differentiation and expectations for both new immigrants and their Canadian born and acculturated children. The aim of this study is to understand the reasons for marital stress and distress and the strategies couples have used to overcome this distress. A qualitative case study methodology was used to explore and document the experiences of four married couples. The discussion of the findings are framed according to the concepts: Marriage, Acculturation process, Division of Roles and Communication within the marital relationship.