Socialization Scenarios for the Children of Russian Immigrants in the U.S

The object of the qualitative comparative analysis were the socialization scenarios of children of post-Soviet immigrants in the U.S., as well as typical interaction scenarios of Russian teenagers at school and at home. The author's technique "Family Model" was used to compare the culturally driven family models. The conflict between the typical for the American and Russian society scenarios complicates the psychological adaptation of immigrant children.