An Investigation of Acculturation and the Dining-Out Behavior of Chinese Living in the United States

Abstract

The Article Focuses on the Influence of Acculturation on the Dining-Out Behavior of Chinese People in the United States. a Popular Acculturation Scale, Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans (ARSMA), Was Adapted and Applied to the Chinese Population in a College Town in New England. Then, the Sample Was Grouped into Clusters based on the Three Types of Assimilation (I.e., Integration, Identification, and Acculturation) and their Dining-Out Behavior Was Examined Across the Groups. the Results Showed that the Type of Assimilation and Acculturation Did Have Some Impact on Dining-Out Behavior. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Department(s)

Business and Information Technology

Keywords and Phrases

Acculturation; Assimilation; Chinese; Dining-out behavior

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0278-4319

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jun 2006

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