The Effect of Socio-demographic Variables on Acculturation of Albanian Immigrants in Greece

AbstractSince the early 90s a migratory wave began overwhelms Greece. The majority of immigrants were from Albania. The Greek community, having a very high national and religious homogeneity faced immigrants with negativity. The aim of the present study is to explore the effect of demographic variables on Acculturation of Albanian immigrants in Greece. The sample was constituted of 306 Albanian immigrants in Greece. The results showed that Integration of immigrants is positively affected by female gender. The old age of immigrants was found to lead them to Separation, while the long stay in Greece lead to Assimilation. The 2nd generation immigrants were found to experience more Assimilation and less Separation and Marginalization than the 1st generation immigrants. The length of studies in Greece showed to improve Assimilation and simultaneously to reduce Separation and Marginalization