Friendship across cultures: exploring the concept of friendship between immigrant and Canadian women in southern Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorIzwayyed, Samar
dc.contributor.supervisorAwosoga, Olu A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-22T18:27:32Z
dc.date.available2014-10-22T18:27:32Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractThis research offers an understanding of the intercultural friendship development process between immigrant and Canadian women. More specifically, the research identified factors affecting the two groups’ intercultural relationship development and provided insight into their life experiences based on such contact. Interpersonal relationship theories and cross-cultural research studies form the conceptual background of the research. Twenty-one in depth interviews were conducted with 12 immigrant women and 9 Canadian women, aged 18 years or older using person-centered interviewing as a data collection method. Thematic analysis revealed factors that influenced social interaction between the two groups at different stages of their relationship development. Language competency, knowledge about culture, self-disclosure, and cultural differences were the major factors that affected intercultural friendship development across the two groups. The thesis concludes with some suggestions for future research and how intercultural friendship between immigrant and Canadian women could be enhanced in the Canadian context.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3548
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0326en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2014en_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)en_US
dc.subjectAcculturationen_US
dc.subjectCultureen_US
dc.subjectImmigrant womenen_US
dc.subjectInterculturalen_US
dc.subjectIntraculturalen_US
dc.subjectFriendshipen_US
dc.subject.lcshFemale friendship--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshWomen immigrants--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshFriendship--Cross-cultural studies
dc.subject.lcshWomen--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleFriendship across cultures: exploring the concept of friendship between immigrant and Canadian women in southern Albertaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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