ABSTRACT
The process of immigration involves acculturation to changes resulting from the contact of immigrants with the host population and intergroup relations that arise from the reciprocal presentation of views held by the contact groups. Generally, acculturation is based on two dimensions of change: one refers to the extent to which the culture of origin is being maintained or preferred, and the other refers to the extent to which the new host culture is adopted. On the basis of the interaction between these two dimensions, four different acculturation strategies can be employed: assimilation, integration, separation, and marginalization. The two immigrant groups studied in this research are Albanian and Bulgarian. Economic and employment constraints in their own countries have prompted a number of Albanian and Bulgarian groups to emigrate to Greece. This chapter aims to identify which strategies of acculturation are associated with emotional and behavioural responses to perceived discrimination.
