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Sarkisian, Natalia; Gerena, Mariana; Gerstel, Naomi – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2007
This article compares the extended family integration of Euro and Mexican American women and men and assesses the importance of class and culture in explaining ethnic differences. Using National Survey of Families and Households II data (N = 7,929), we find that ethnic differences depend on the dimension of integration. Mexican Americans exhibit…
Descriptors: Females, Financial Support, Social Class, Family Structure
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Hood, Jacqueline N.; Muller, Helen J.; Seitz, Patricia – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2001
Students in an organizational behavior course were surveyed concerning personal and collective self-esteem and discriminatory attitudes before and after a 16-week diversity intervention. After the intervention, Anglo women showed the most positive changes in attitudes, while Anglo men became more negative in attitudes toward women. Hispanics'…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Attitude Change, College Students, Ethnic Bias
Orenstein, Peggy – 1994
A survey conducted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) polled 3,000 boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 15 years regarding their attitudes toward self, school, family, and friends. Results confirmed that the passage into adolescence is marked by a girl's loss of confidence in herself and her abilities. The AAUW discovered…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Beliefs, Body Image