Date of Award

1-1-2014

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

College/School/Department

Department of Sociology

Content Description

1 online resource (vi, 62 pages) : illustrations.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Joanna Dreby

Committee Members

Samantha Friedman, Nancy Denton

Keywords

Immigration, Second Generation, Generational Conflict, Identity, California, Iranian Americans, Iranians, Children of immigrants, Parent and child, Assimilation (Sociology)

Subject Categories

Sociology

Abstract

Generational conflict has been a significant and persistent theme in various immigration studies and scholarship. Yet, few qualitative works have been conducted throughout the literature of Iranian scholars in the United States to assess the quality and complexity of the subject. In this thesis, I explore and analyze the lives of second generation Iranians in California (Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area). Through the identification of various themes present in generational conflict, such as family cohesion, gender roles, educational and career achievement, and cultural identity, I illustrate how Iranians have attempted to build an `imagined community' in exile. Based on my research and interviews with twenty-three second generation Iranian men and women between the ages of 18 and 35, I argue that this ideal image of community lacks cohesion and suffers from a variety of challenges and deficiencies.

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