Search results for "Intercultural couples"
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Relational Dialectics in Intercultural Couples' Relationships
2011
Relational dialectics in intercultural couples' relationships
2012
The main purpose of this study is to describe and to understand the intercultural couples’ relationships in Finland from the relational-dialectics perspective by Baxter and Montgomery (1996). Following the interpretive research tradition, in this qualitative study, data were collected from 18 heterosexual intercultural couples (36 persons), utilizing the multi-method approach. The multi-method approach in this study includes theme interviews (5 couples), concept map interviews (six couples) and e-mail interviews (seven couples). The data were analyzed following an inductive content analysis approach. The intercultural couples in this study experienced internal and external dialectics, relat…
"The best thing is laughing at our differences" : intercultural couples' views on their relationship and its effects on the construction of identities
2016
Vaikka monikulttuuristen avioparien määrä on kasvussa niin Suomessa kuin muuallakin maailmassa, heitä on kielitieteissä tutkittu suhteellisen vähän. Monikulttuuriset, ja samalla usein monikieliset parit ovat ainutlaatuisessa asemassa identiteetin rakentumisen kannalta; monikulttuurisissa avioliitoissa elävät ihmiset elävät jatkuvasti kahden erilaisen kulttuurin ja kahden tai useamman kielen ympäröiminä. Kaikki tämä puolestaan vaikuttaa heidän identiteettiensä rakentumiseen. Tämä tutkimus perustuu poststruksturaaliseen käsitykseen identiteettien rakentumisesta. Sen mukaan ihmisellä voi olla useita erilaisia identiteettejä, jotka muokkaantuvat vuorovaikutuksessa muiden ihmisten kanssa. Avioli…
The role and presence of conflicts in romantic Erasmus relationships
2017
The present study assesses the presence and importance of conflicts in intercultural relationships that were created during an Erasmus exchange period abroad. The theoretical background is based upon the concepts of third culture building (TCB) and conflict management styles, both of which were used to explain the various stages of the relationship development. So far the scholarly literature on the subject of Erasmus students is rather scarce and only a few studies focus on intercultural couples’ lived experiences concerning conflicts. This study is driven by the need for more developed and valid information of Erasmus couples that in fact form a rather large number of the Erasmus students…
The self-perceived commitment and relationship maintenance behaviors among Finnish-Chinese couples in Finland : an application of the investment mode…
2015
The investment model (2003) has been widely used in romantic relationship studies but rarely in an intercultural context. This study tests the investment model by examining Finnish-Chinese couples’ self-perceptions of commitment level and relationship maintenance behaviors. A qualitative research method with deductive thematic analysis approach is applied. This study finds that Finnish-Chinese couples have relatively high level of commitment. They tend to remain in their relationships, to actively derogate alternatives, to sacrifice self-welfare for gratifying relationship well-being, to perceive their relationships as good and healthy and to choose relationship constructive responses under…