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The factors in adjustment to migration are not the same as those explaining motivation. Whereas expressive concerns (quadrants A and C) dominated in propelling migration, instrumental issues (quadrant B) were preeminent in adapting to their new country. Concerns over housing, work, and the bureaucracy had to be resolved initially. Once these immediate issues are resolved, one can turn to finding friends, education, and a sense of satisfaction. These instrumental and expressive adjustments are based on a network of new social relationships and interpersonal contacts that link the emigrants to their new society. The easier the adjustments, the stronger the social ties and emotional identification with the host society.
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Of course, in the present, the Internet would be an important source of information.
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A five-day work week ultimately was instituted, with Friday and Saturday constituting the weekend. The first day of the work week is Sunday, which is called in Hebrew, yom rishon or first day.
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The reference here is to popular American TV shows of the day.
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The issues described in this section can be overcome in the present by, for example, the use of email and Skyping, as one author now utilizes.
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Based on a very small sample, the Australian Department of Labour and Immigration’s Survey of U.S. Immigrants, Phase II, noted that “… young single females had a much higher departure rate than had young single males” (1971, p. 3). This is the opposite of what occurs in Israel.
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One study that has explored in depth the adjustment experiences of immigrant women did not treat the issue of the loss of family and friendship ties (Evans 1984).
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Dashefsky, A., Woodrow-Lafield, K.A. (2020). Adjustments: How They Adapt. In: Americans Abroad. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1795-1_6
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