Comparación de inmigrantes y autóctonos en la experiencia del conflicto intergeneracional

  1. María Verónica Calín-Navarro
  2. Juan José Vera Martínez
Journal:
Revista Internacional de Estudios Migratorios (RIEM)

ISSN: 2173-1950

Year of publication: 2019

Volume: 9

Issue: 2

Pages: 231-256

Type: Article

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Abstract

Introduction: Second generation immigrants have to face the acculturation process, living in a country different from the one of their parents’; and, at the same time, they experience the conflicts that arise in adolescence (linked to identity, sense of belonging, and socialization values). This can threaten family life, fostering disagreements on issues such as education, expectations, dating or relationships. In this essay the perception of the relationships and conflicts with parents among young native and second-generation immigrants are compared. Method: A survey is used to investigate these differences among intergenerational discrepancies/settings. 127 "native" young people and 77 "second-generation immigrants" respond individually in a class session, two questionnaires on perceived intergenerational conflict (ICI, Chung, 2001) and parents-children ties (IPPA, Armsden y Greenberg, 1989). Results: We noticed significant differences between native and immigrant groups in aspects related to beliefs, relationships, and family time. But not in other aspects that showed higher level of conflict related to education or dating. In addition, close relations between young people and parents are not the same for mothers and fathers, reflecting differences in dimensions that are significant. The immigrant youth begins to feel Spanish (although not uniformly) and feels more identified with Spain than with their original parent’s country. Discussion and/or Conclusion: Intergenerational conflict presents differences between locals and immigrants, although not widespread nor uniform. The quality of parent-child relationship shows better on native than on immigrants, and in mothers over fathers, although this happens in different dimensions of the relationship. The impact of acculturation on the intergenerational relationships/conflicts reflects trends and indicators which should continue being investigated, to the extent that can influence family adaptation and socialization in second-generation immigrants.

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