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Barrett, Alice N.; Kuperminc, Gabriel P.; Lewis, Kelly M. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2013
Gang involvement is an increasing issue among Latino youth, yet nuanced research on its potential causes is scarce. Quantitative and qualitative data were used to explore links between acculturative stress and gang involvement among immigrant and U.S.-born Latino middle school students (N = 199). Regression analyses showed that U.S.-born youths…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Stress Variables, Juvenile Gangs, Hispanic Americans
Heller, Celia S. – 1966
Studies of Mexican Americans, the third largest minority group, have resulted in an effort to understand them as well as to provide opportunity of exploring whether new trends have appeared among Mexican Americans. This fast-growing group has had a profound effect in settling the Southwest and has been the product of prejudice and discrimination…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Acculturation, Curriculum