Cultural values that influence the adaptation of girls who are refugees from sub-Saharan Africa living in the United States

• Main Authors: Jessica Woodford (Author), Savannah Krantz (Author), Katherine Rial (Author), Josephine Kalondji (Author), Bernadette Musekura (Author), Alexander Laywell (Author), Sunita M. Stewart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Literature suggests that discrepant family and host culture values complicate the acculturation and integration of immigrant youths. This qualitative study examines the adaptation experience of girls who are refugees from sub-Saharan Africa, a region where cultures are patriarchal and sex-based ineq...