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| Author: |
Stringham, E. M.
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| Title: |
The reacculturation of missionary families: A dynamic theory. |
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Journal of Psychology and Theology, |
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21, 66-73.
1993 |
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Article
8
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| Summary: |
A qualitative research study of three families resulting in three theoretical propositions of a grounded theory. A shortened form of this article is in Powell & Bowers (2002), Enhancing missionary vitality (pp. 165-171). |
| Gems: |
Reacculturation , or the reentry transition is the long-term process of readaptation after the return home, and is widely considered to be the most difficult aspect of sojourning.
Increased opportunities for evening activities, especially for children, were prominently reported by the mid-stage returnees as reducing family time with their children.
Wives became more dependent on their husbands as primary sources of social support after or immediately prior to repatriation, and as a result, marital power shifted in each case toward the husbands.
Adults expressed disappointment in the dearth of friendships and opportunities for developing intimacy outside the family since their return home. |
| Outline: |
Method
Grounded Theory
Theoretical proposition I: Individual experience
Grief for the loss of reinforcing events
Altered frames of cultural reference
Time management stresses
Theoretical proposition II: Family dynamics
Decline in family cohesiveness
Increased dependence of wives
Interpersonal tensions
Theoretical proposition III: Readjustment pattern influences
Cognitive processes
Background variables
Sojourn outcome
Reentry variables |
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