Ghanaians have been living in the Netherlands for quite some time so one would expect a reasonable level of acculturation and understanding of the health system.
"For the Bukharans it's more complicated," said Gloria Blumenthal, director of acculturation and community organization for New York Association for New Americans.
In this paper, we assess the feasibility of using a retooled mobile and ubiquitous computer system to facilitate knowledge dissemination between users during the process of acculturation.
The results of this study demonstrate that the mobile and ubiquitous computer system used had benefit in aiding participants undergoing the process of acculturation.
The results of this study demonstrate that the retooled mobile and ubiquitous computer system used had measurable benefit in aiding participants undergoing the process of acculturation.
We assert that this is mainly due to the fact that the original use for the system was primarily designed for vocabulary building and not the externalization of acculturation difficulties.
The phenomenon of acculturation happens when two or more cultural systems are continuously and directly in contact with and influence each other, causing one or both sides to experience cultural variations on a large scale.
Interventions that involve behavioral self-management need to involve the target communities and incorporate a solid understanding of acculturation, alternative health pathways, psychosocial stressors, support systems, literacy, dietary preferences, and attitudes toward physical activity.
In the paper Acculturation in Context: Knowledge Sharing through Ubiquitous Technologies, Cook et al. report on the development and evaluation of a platform which uses a retooled mobile and ubiquitous computer system to facilitate knowledge dissemination among foreign postgraduate students during the process of acculturation.
In the case of international university students, experiences of acculturation and adaptation, racial discrimination, language barriers, home sickness, differences in the educational systems, cultural differences in male-female relationships, and financial difficulties further cause substantial amounts of stress [ 3- 6].
Focused on the foreign population of a Japanese post-graduate university, the system provides a platform on which to study not only the behavior of participants but also the process of acculturation dynamically in context.
