This study explores single Chinese international female doctoral students' cultural transition experiences. Instead of only focusing on their academic lives, this study focuses on the completeness and integrity of these women's lives in aspects of academics, social relationships, marriage expectations, and religious environments. Nine participants…

The current study is an attempt to examine post-migration psycho-cultural adjustment factors that potentially inhibit foreign-born students' (FBS) adjustment at community colleges (CCs) in the United States. Although much research has been conducted to better understand various aspects of FBSs' adjustment challenges little attention has been paid…

The size, shape and physical attractiveness of a woman's body are linked to her sexuality. As women age, changes occur to their bodies that may cause them anxiety over the socially constructed body image norms that are promoted within this society. Researchers posit that the standard of our culture seems to create more problems for women as they…