Differences in processes of acculturation among adolescent immigrants in Israel and Germany [Elektronische Ressource] : development and use of a new instrument to assess acculturative hassles / von Peter Titzmann

Differences in Processes of Acculturation among Adolescent Immigrants in Israel and Germany Development and Use of a New Instrument to Assess Acculturative Hassles Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doctor philosophiae (Dr. phil.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Fakultät für Sozial- und Verhaltenswissenschaften der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Dipl. Psych. Peter Titzmann geboren am 12.06.1973 in Elsterwerda Gutachter 1. Rainer K. Silbereisen 2. Gustavo Mesch 3. Eva Schmitt-Rodermund Tag des Kolloquiums: 14.12.2005 Contents IIContents 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 2 Immigration from the Former Soviet Union to Israel and Germany .............. 7 2.1 A Short History: Ethnic Germans ................................................................... 8 2.2 ory: Russian Jews..................................................................... 10 2.3 Reasons of Emigration ................................................................................. 12 3 Acculturation and Acculturative Hassles........................................................ 15 3.1 The Structure of Experiences in Existing Research..................................... 16 3.2 Acculturative Hassles and General Acculturation Approaches....................