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Negy, Charles; Shreve, Tara L.; Jensen, Bernard J.; Uddin, Nizam – Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 2003
Examines the competing theories of social identity theory (SIT) and multicultural theory to determine if support would be found for either theory. Consistent with SIT, levels of ethnic identity correlated significantly with levels of ethnocentrism for Whites and Hispanics but not for African Americans. Implications of the findings are discussed.…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Ethnicity, Ethnocentrism, Identification (Psychology)
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Negy, Charles; Woods, Donald J. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1992
Reviews empirical studies addressing acculturation across a variety of psychosocial variables. Two methodological weaknesses in the studies were (1) lack of a satisfactory scale to assess acculturation; and (2) excessive reliance on self-reports for information perceived as "personal" to Hispanics. Presents recommendations to improve…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Ethnicity, Hispanic Americans