Acculturation
Acculturation is the process whereby the attitudes and/or behaviors of people from one culture are modified as a result of contact with a different culture. Acculturation implies a mutual influence in which… More »
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This article provides a brief review of empirical studies that have addressed the role of acculturation across a variety of psychosocial variables (ie., family socialization, social-support networks, alcoholism, and psychosocial adjustment).
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C. Negy and D. J. Woods; The Importance of Acculturation in Understanding Research with Hispanic-Americans; Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, May 1, 1992; 14(2): 224 - 247. [Abstract]
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literature acknowledges partially the importance of acculturation, the con- sequences of acculturation to service delivery and working with Hispanics ...
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Those on the Left recite the word acculturation as if it is a sin against man, but it is the means by which societies grow and prosper. We run the same risks with the massive influx of hispanic people accross out border with Mexico.
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The importance of acculturation ... Stacy Underwood, chair of the Coalition's Hispanic campaign committee and community relations supervisor at the Organ Donor Network of Arizona in Phoenix, agrees with De Francisco's assessment of the importance of acculturation.
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The life-course perspective is particularly suitable for studies health status and health outcomes as it offers the ability to link time period and cohort effects within the social structure (Idler 1993; Elder 1994; ... Specifically, the study focuses on the ways in which social context, specifically acculturation levels,
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The Foundation's Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research Program was designed to produce major works from senior and new investigators that would add to the health policy field's knowledge base. ... Studying the health of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. ... Approved award: $275,000; Actual award: $274,988;
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MEASURES OF ACCULTURATION ... It has been hypothesized that in order for acculturation to occur, some relative cultural equality has to exist between the giving and the ... Increasingly, the importance of acculturation has been recognized in the social sciences, sociology, psychology, epidemiology, and public health.
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