In order to organize research on minority programs, particularly the Spanish speaking, the possible differences in attitudes and opinions of the mainstream and Spanish speaking clienteles have to be considered. Mainstream clienteles tend to assume that public administration of new programs is characterized by a normal process of growth,…

Differences found among 1,200 school children in California with regard to their attachment to the American political community are not large, but divergences that emerge appear consistently. Mexican American children reveal a cultural pride in Mexico supported by an emotional attachment to America. (JB)

Chicana and Anglo female subjects responded to verbal descriptions in which an Anglo, Black, or Chicana female experienced either occupational success or failure. Significant variations were found in attributions for occupational outcome as a function of ethnic background of both the subject and the succeeding or failing actor. (Author/GC)

Examines the differences in concern for death among Mexican Americans and Anglo Americans, by testing college students from both groups, and states some implications for psychotherapy. The article notes that there is no relationship in either group between death concern and psychological adjustment. (SB)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of Mexican American and Anglo American students toward speech types that represent different social and ethnic groups. The subjects were 88 Mexican American and 61 Anglo American students in the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th grades in 2 school systems. The technique used was the matched-guise…

A comparison of the responses of Anglos and Mexican Americans to interview items designed to measure fatalism and familism shows a moderate ethnic difference in fatalism and a larger difference in familism. (Author/JC)

During this investigation, information was gathered about attitudes held by Mexican American and Anglo children concerning members of specific social or ethnic groups, determining whether the attitudes developed by children in a bilingual education program were different from those of children who had been solely exposed to English education. The…

A survey, conducted in late 1972, assessed Anglos' views of Lubbock's 17.3 percent Mexican American population and their perceptions of local Anglos' feelings concerning Mexican Americans. Respondents were 550 Lubbock Anglo households randomly selected from the local city directory. Respondents represented a cross-section of Anglo Lubbockites,…

A 1993 Texas survey found that non-Hispanics were significantly more likely than Hispanics to report lifetime alcohol or drug use or past-year alcohol use. Among Hispanics, drug and alcohol use increased with acculturation. Among lifetime drug abstainers, health concerns was the most frequently cited reason for abstention for both groups; other…

The results of a study which surveyed environmental attitudes and perceptions of residents of the San Antonio, Texas SMSA are presented and discussed. Respondents (N=1088) were selected on the basis of: (1) area stratification (urban, suburban, rural), (2) ethnicity (primarily Anglo and Mexican-American), and (3) economic and educational status…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences in mobility attitudes existed between Anglo and Mexican American female high school students. The variables used to determine this were (1) socio-economic status, (2) world view, (3) homemaking-work orientation, and (4) level of occupational aspiration. The sample consisted of 339…

Examined the degree to which Chicano and Anglo students agree on sex roles as described in literature characterizing the traditional Mexican family. Results of a questionnaire yielded significant differences for sex and ethnicity, with Chicano males agreeing more with stereotypic sex roles than Chicano females and Anglo males and females.…

The study surveyed the magnitude of the adjustment process for a sample of Anglo, Mexican American, Black, and American Indian families that had recently shifted their residences from farms to small towns in the western, irrigated sections of Pinal County, Arizona. Data were obtained from 374 (78 Anglo, 102 Black, 98 Mexican American, and 96…