Cultural Identities in Transition

Esra Yaghi is an English Language Developer at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Her research interests include issues in ethical research and second culture identity.Roger Barnard is a recently retired Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. His research interests include second language education and language policy. His most recent book is Narratives of Qualitative PhD Research: Identities, Languages and Cultures in Transition (co-edited with L. Gurney and Y. Wang, Routledge, 2023).

This brilliant work uniquely examines how Saudi Arabian mothers adapted to their new cultural environment in New Zealand through a community of social practice. The book provides excellent insights into the difficult task of acculturation that most immigrants experience in terms of identity adjustments, especially for parenting and children’s education in a new country.

• GlossaryEsra Yaghi: PrefacePart 1: The Background of the BookChapter 1. Adjusting to a New CultureChapter 2. Saudi Arabia: Religion, Culture and the Role of WomenChapter 3. Saudi Mothers Sojourning in New Zealand: A Case StudyPart 2: The Mothers Tell Their StoriesChapter 4. The Participants' Lives in Saudi ArabiaChapter 5. The Participants’ Initial Experiences in New ZealandChapter 6. Maintaining Children’s Arabic Language and Religious IdentityChapter 7. The Women Adapt Through a Community of Social PracticeInterlude: Focus GroupsPart 3: The Mothers Discuss Their BeliefsChapter 8. The Participants’ Beliefs about ParentingChapter 9. Comparing New Zealand and Saudi ArabiaChapter 10. Looking Towards Repatriation Part 4: The Authors Reflect on the StudyChapter 11. Discussion of the FindingsChapter 12. Two Conceptual ModelsChapter 13. Implications of the StudyGary Barkhuizen: Afterword: Coping Over TimeReferencesAbout the AuthorsIndex