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Title Acculturation : advances in theory, measurement, and applied research / edited by Kevin Chun, Pamela Balls Organista, and Gerardo Marín
Edition 1st ed
Published Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 260 pages) : illustrations
Series Decade of behavior
Decade of behavior.
Contents Introduction : social change and acculturation / Joseph E. Trimble -- pt. 1. Advances in theory and measurement -- Conceptual approaches to acculturation / John W. Berry -- Major approaches to the measurement of acculturation among ethnic minority populations : a content analysis and an alternative empirical strategy / Nolan Zane, Winnie Mak -- pt. 2. Understanding individual and family processes -- Ethnic identity and acculturation / Jean S. Phinney -- Acculturation and changes in cultural values / Gerardo Marín, Raymond J. Gamba -- Acculturation among ethnic minority families / Kevin M. Chun, Phillip D. Akutsu -- Influence of acculturation processes on the family / Daniel A. Santisteban, Victoria B. Mitrani -- pt. 3. Acculturation, psychosocial adjustment, and health -- Relationship between acculturation and ethnic minority mental health / Pamela Balls Organista, Kurt C. Organista, Karen Kurasaki -- Acculturation and physical health in racial and ethnic minorities / Hector F. Myers, Norma Rodriguez -- pt. 4. Advances in applied research -- Acculturation, psychological distress, and alcohol use : investigating the effects of ethnic identity and religiosity / Fang Gong [and others] -- Idioms of distress, acculturation, and depression : the Puerto Rican experience / Dharma E. Cortés -- Acculturation, alcohol consumption, smoking, and drug use among Hispanics / Raul Caetano, Catherine L. Clark
Summary Presents an analysis of theoretical and applied developments in the measurement of acculturation. This book gives a diverse, interdisciplinary approach to the topic that includes theory and data relevant to the 4 major ethnic minority groups: African Americans, Asian Americans, American Indians, and Hispanics/Latinos. The volume looks specifically at developments in the analysis of acculturation as a culture-learning process--its relationship with other constructs (such as ethnic identification) and with cultural values and mores. Contributors also examine how acculturation is measured and applied to explain changes in family relations, health status, addictions, and mental health. This book is useful as a reference to those who study diverse ethnic and cultural groups. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Acculturation -- Research
Ethnicity.
Ethnopsychology.
Acculturation.
Ethnology.
Acculturation
Ethnology
Ethnopsychology
Minority Groups -- psychology
ethnicity.
ethnopsychology.
Ethnology
Acculturation
Ethnicity
Ethnopsychology
Form Electronic book
Author Chun, Kevin M
Organista, Pamela Balls
Marín, Gerardo
American Psychological Association.