Cross Cultural:: Therapeutic Communities in Prison.

• Welcome to the Outcome Assessment forum by John Grohol, 9/18/96
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    • others doing cross-cultural assessment? by Ellen Dornelas, Ph.D., 9/24/96
      
      

What about viewing Therapeutic Communities (TC)in a prison setting as cross cultural experiences; perhaps similar to the experience of immigrants crossing to the U.S, to experience a "new life". However, at first these immigrants formed into groups that valued the culture that they just left; hence, the hyphenated-American. Eventually, these individuals were assimillated into the new culture. Perhaps, this is now the point where inmates who experience a TC are at now. I am exploring this issue and hope no one takes offense at these wonderings. Also are there any instruments that measure the extent of assimilations, feelings on group belong, or instruments in a similar vein? Any suggestions, comments or advise would be appreciated.

• Evaluating an Individual's Feeling of Belonging by Henry Stein, 12/14/96
• Prison as a culture: Assimilation and Adjustment by G. Shawn Reynolds, 8/12/97