Forty Mexican American and Anglo American university students were asked to rate 5 common Anglo American and 5 common Mexican American female names on a semantic differential. Divided into 4 groups based on sex and ethnic background, respondents were between 18 and 25 years of age and all claimed El Paso (Texas) as their primary residence for the…

The sex role development of 3- and 4-year-old middle- and lower-class Mexican American and Anglo American males was compared. The sample consisted of 15 Mexican Americans and 15 Anglo Americans of low socioeconomic status (SES) and 15 Mexican Americans and 15 Anglo Americans of middle SES from day-care centers and nursery schools. Approximate SES…

The study examined the hypothesis that occupation and residence patterns present after high school graduation are generally predictable. The data come from a homogeneous, all white central Minnesota farming community with a 1961 population of 3,300. The study population is the 1961 high school graduating class, who were surveyed by questionnaire…