Mexican American Family Functioning and Acculturation: A Family Systems Perspective.

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Title: Mexican American Family Functioning and Acculturation: A Family Systems Perspective.
Language: English
Authors: Rueschenberg, Erich, Buriel, Raymond
Source: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. Aug 1989 11(3):232-244.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 1989
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Acculturation, Correlation, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Attitudes, Family Life, Mexican Americans, Scores, Social Science Research
Geographic Terms: California
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Family Environment Scale
Abstract: Finds that, among 45 Mexican-American families, level of acculturation was significantly related to most external family systems variables: independence, achievement orientation, intellectual and cultural orientation, and active recreational orientation. Acculturation was not related to moral and religious emphasis or any measure of internal family functioning. Contains 34 references. (SV)
Entry Date: 1990
Accession Number: EJ401325
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Finds that, among 45 Mexican-American families, level of acculturation was significantly related to most external family systems variables: independence, achievement orientation, intellectual and cultural orientation, and active recreational orientation. Acculturation was not related to moral and religious emphasis or any measure of internal family functioning. Contains 34 references. (SV)