"and your acceptance of and acculturation in western cultures shows that they were successful. By explaining this to them, in terms like that, perhaps they can see how they've been excellent parents, and that you're an excellent daughter, taking the next steps in your life." I made the experience that many immigrants to countries with "western culture" only acculturate the traits lifestyle as far as they don't interfere with the most valued aspects of their own culture. I know women from the near east&northern Africa who don't have to wear headscarfs and wear thight jeans and make up. They study at uni (that the parents chose, close to home of course) and get good jobs (again close to home). But they are still not allowed to go out in the evening without a male relative and later on not without their husband.
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Date: 2007-06-26 09:48 pm (UTC)I made the experience that many immigrants to countries with "western culture" only acculturate the traits lifestyle as far as they don't interfere with the most valued aspects of their own culture.
I know women from the near east&northern Africa who don't have to wear headscarfs and wear thight jeans and make up. They study at uni (that the parents chose, close to home of course) and get good jobs (again close to home). But they are still not allowed to go out in the evening without a male relative and later on not without their husband.