Living on the Hyphen: The Experience of Growing Up as a Second-Generation Iranian Female in America and the Development of Identity
[Thesis]
Shadman, Chehrzad
Chow, Lani
California Institute of Integral Studies
2019
125 p.
Psy.D.
California Institute of Integral Studies
2019
This study captured the shared experiences of second-generation Iranian-American females in the United States, with a focus on the impact of primary caretaker, environmental, and cultural impingements. Using a phenomenological approach, this study explored how American and Iranian culture has impacted these individuals, with a particular focus on how such cultural influences have affected their identity development. This study also looked at how issues such as immigration, acculturation, collectivism, and individualism and caretaker influences also impacted identity development.