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- Title
The Case of a City Where 1 in 6 Residents is a Refugee: Ecological Factors and Host Community Adaptation in Successful Resettlement.
- Authors
Scott Smith, R.
- Abstract
The notable success of an upstate New York community in resettling refugees raises the question of whether multiple waves of resettlement over a 15-year period have resulted in greater accommodation to refugees. Structured interviews based on transactional models of acculturation were used along with archival data to explore ecological factors supporting a host community’s behavioral flexibility and perseverance in response to the influx of refugees. Evidence suggests that socioeconomic climate, historical background/social norms, and the organizational structure of agencies involved in resettlement moderate successful inclusion of refugees into a host community in a bidirectional process.
- Subjects
NEW York (State); UNITED States; REFUGEES; ACCULTURATION; SOCIAL conditions of refugees; COMMUNITY development
- Publication
American Journal of Community Psychology, 2008, Vol 42, Issue 3/4, p328
- ISSN
0091-0562
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10464-008-9208-6