The Relationship of Traditional Mexican American Culture to Adjustment and Delinquency among Three Generations of Mexican American Male Adolescents.

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Title: The Relationship of Traditional Mexican American Culture to Adjustment and Delinquency among Three Generations of Mexican American Male Adolescents.
Language: English
Authors: Buriel, Raymond
Source: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. Mar 1982 4(1):41-55.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 1982
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Acculturation, Adolescents, Biculturalism, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences, Delinquency, Emotional Adjustment, Expectation, Grade 10, Grade 9, High Schools, Hispanic American Culture, Males, Mexican Americans, Questionnaires, Racial Bias, Urban Schools
Geographic Terms: California, California (Los Angeles)
Abstract: Investigates 81 first, second, and third-generation Mexican American male adolescents to test whether integration with traditional Mexican American culture promotes healthy psychological adjustment and less juvenile delinquency. Finds no differences in educational aspiration, but that third-generation subjects had lower expectations, higher delinquency rates, and higher disjunction scores. (Author)
Entry Date: 1982
Accession Number: EJ262128
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Investigates 81 first, second, and third-generation Mexican American male adolescents to test whether integration with traditional Mexican American culture promotes healthy psychological adjustment and less juvenile delinquency. Finds no differences in educational aspiration, but that third-generation subjects had lower expectations, higher delinquency rates, and higher disjunction scores. (Author)