Abstract
Intergenerational value similarity has a different meaning for migrants and minorities compared to the majority society. Whereas high parent-child value similarity among majority families more likely indicates successful internalization of societal values, high intergenerational similarity among migrants may indicate a lack of social integration into the host society. The present paper links parent-adolescent value similarity among migrant/minority and majority families to subjective well-being in two societies, Germany and Israel (Total N = 977 families). Analyses assess intergenerational similarity on all values from the Schwartz value circumplex. Among majority groups intergenerational value similarity is a predictor of life satisfaction. In minority groups it is more so a low distance of a family's value preferences to the modal values of the majority group that predicts life satisfaction - but only in Israel.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 55-63 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Family Science |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2012 |
Keywords
- Germany
- Israel
- intergenerational value similarity
- mainstream values
- migrants
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Anthropology
- Social Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science