Abstract
The acculturation process and its impact on socialization beliefs of first and second generation lndo-Canadians were examined using a sample of 558 respondents from 105 families. A questionnaire was designed and administered in a semi-structured interview fonnat. The study reports validity and reliability of the two measures: acculturation attitudes based on Berry’s ( 1984) model, and socialization beliefs. Integration was the overwhelming preference for both parents and children, followed by separation for parents, and assimilation for children. Three dimensions of socialization beliefs were identified. The first dimension, ‘parental <underline>guidance</underline> in children’s social life’, was positively related to integration; the second dimension, ‘parental <underline>control</underline> over children’s social and moral life’ was positively associated with separation; and the third dimension ‘children’s autonomy without parental involvement’ was positively correlated with assimilation. Integration was associated with fewer behavioral and disciplinary problems of children. Children of parents who preferred assimilation, and children who favoured separation faced disciplinary and behavioral problems more often.
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