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This study investigates the meaning and experience of acculturation and inner conflicts between immigrant women’s mother-in-law and foreign daughters-in-law. The main purpose of this research is to analyze interview statements about foreign married families who are having cultural gab between immigrant women’s mother-in-law and foreign daughters-in-law and suggest some ideas for them. Especially it’s focused on knowing and explaining mothers’ attitude and thinking is based on which discourse about successful marriage between son and daughters-in-law. It is important to explain that what actions and attitudes about her family, friends and many different kinds of social relationships for immigrant women’s mother-in-law means. And to conclude, what the international marriage means are ‘giving mental and emotional support to their son in need’, ‘nursing, nurturing and attending to their children for carrying on their family line’, ‘taking care of them’ and ‘treating them with respect’ to immigrant women’s mother-in-law.