This article addresses the acculturation process immigrants and refugees go through when immigrating to the United States, and the various factors that impact the process of acculturation for both the individual and the family as a whole. The nature of the acculturative stress, which groups of immigrants are mostly affected by it, and the psychological disorders caused as a result of going through this process have been discussed. Four strategies of coping with the acculturative stress process and the factors that impact the choice of a certain strategy have also been described.
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