Learned Helplessness: The Need for Self-Determination among the Chinese American Elderly.

Wong, Eugene Franklin

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ERIC Number: EJ245019

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Publication Date: 1980

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Learned Helplessness: The Need for Self-Determination among the Chinese American Elderly.

Wong, Eugene Franklin

Journal of Ethnic Studies, v8 n2 p45-62 Sum 1980

Within the context of the social history of the Chinese American elderly in the United States, the author analyzes the psychological and cultural patterns of learned helplessness among this minority group. (EF)

Descriptors: Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Cultural Traits, Decision Making, Depression (Psychology), Ethnic Stereotypes, Individual Power, Locus of Control, Older Adults, Psychological Patterns

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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