POLSCY MIGRANCI MIESZKAJĄCY W IRLANDII ICH STRATEGIE AKULTURACYJNE I STOSUNEK WOBEC INTEGRACJI

This study answers the question of what integration attitudes Polish migrants hold towards their adaptation process into the Irish society. To investigate this problem the acculturation perspective was applied. Behavioral and attitudinal aspects of migrants' acculturation strategies were investigated. The results indicate that separation and integration were the predominant acculturation strategies for the examined sample. In relation to the participants' acculturation behavior, the separation option was most often applied, followed by the integration alternative as the second choice. Regarding the respondents' preferences for particular strategies the results are the inverse, indicating preference for the integration strategy over separation. These findings may be explained by several factors such as the participants' proficiency in the English language or their intention to stay or return to the home country.