Women and Migration : A phenomenological study of the successful acculturation process

Sammanfattning: The aim of this phenomenological research was to study immigrant women with satisfactory lives and to explore their emotions, impressions, thoughts and experiences of a cultural transition to gain more insight in how they have managed to deal with the initial acculturation process. An open question was sent to the participants (n=8) via e-mail, and the self-reports were analyzed with MCA-Minerva (Meaning Constitution Analysis). One main finding showed the importance of interaction and the acculturation strategies used by the immigrant as well as by the host majority for the relational outcomes. The outcomes in this study can serve as an initial step towards a better understanding of the successfully acculturated female immigrant's situation and might give implications that could be further investigated through future research.