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Title: Acculturation and Sex-Role Attitudes Among Mexican Americans: A Longitudinal Analysis
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1. Valentine, Sean
Mosley, Gordon
Acculturation and Sex-Role Attitudes Among Mexican Americans: A Longitudinal Analysis
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 22,1 (February 2000): 104-113.
Also: http://hjb.sagepub.com/content/22/1/104
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Ethnic Differences; Racial Differences; Sex Roles

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Following a brief introduction to the acculturation process and Mexican American culture, the authors propose that people of Mexican heritage in the US tend to assimilate rather than integrate with regard to their sex-role attitudes. The authors also propose that the degree of assimilation will be affected by several factors, including generational status and age. The data for this analysis were obtained from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, a national sample that was compiled under the direction of the Center for Human Resources and Research at the Ohio State University and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. The individuals in the sample, which represent the civilian and military population of the US, participated in several annual surveys and interviews that began in 1979 and have continued to the present. Data from a total 1,200 respondents of Mexican, Mexican American, or American descent who participated in the survey in 1979 and then again 1987 were used in this study. Results of the study indicate that the degree of sex-role assimilation among Mexican Americans was affected by generational status and age. (© 2000 APA/PsycINFO, all rights reserved)
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Valentine, Sean and Gordon Mosley. "Acculturation and Sex-Role Attitudes Among Mexican Americans: A Longitudinal Analysis." Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 22,1 (February 2000): 104-113.