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http://dx.doi.org/10.7466/JKHMA.2012.30.5.059

A Phenomenological Study on Formation and Adjustment in Multicultural Families : With a Focus on the Cohabitation of a Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law  

Cho, Yoon-Joo (Dept. of Socal Welfare, Sungshin Women's Univ.)
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Journal of Families and Better Life / v.30, no.5, 2012 , pp. 59-74 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the structures of consciousness on the experiences of formation and adjustment in multicultural families. A qualitative study was designed in this article. The research participants were 10 dyads of immigrant married women and their mothers-in-law. Before the marriage, the mother-in-law's expectation about her daughter-in-law was not high, and the daughter-in-law held the same opinion of her mother-in-law. During the marriage process, the mother-in-law had difficulties in terms of physical, emotional, and material aspects. The daughter-in-law endured the wedding procedure by holding onto hope and anticipation for the future. After the marriage, the mother-in-law eventually became satisfied with her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law grew to feel thankful for her new family members and expressed that she was living a happy life. Consequently, the essence of formation and adjustment in multicultural families was "obtaining precious family members through the undergoing of trial and error."
Keywords
multicultural family; mother-in-law and daughter-in-law; formation; adjustment; phenomenological study;
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