The Connections between Latino Ethnic Identity and Adult Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Torres, Vasti; Martinez, Sylvia; Wallace, Lisa D.; Medrano, Christianne I.; Robledo, Andrea L.; Hernandez, Ebelia
Titel	The Connections between Latino Ethnic Identity and Adult Experiences
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 62 (2012) 1, S.3-18 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713610392765
Schlagwörter	Ethnicity; Hispanic Americans; Self Concept; Sampling; Adults; Surveys; Biculturalism; Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnizität; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Selbstkonzept; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Bikulturalität; Erfahrung
Abstract	This study considers the influence of adult experiences on the development of Latino ethnic identity. Using purposeful and snowball sampling, adult participants responded to open-ended questions about their understanding of being Latino. Analysis indicated that changes in the environment or life circumstances had the greatest effect on the reevaluation of identity. This process, referred to as looping, occurred in 35% of the adults surveyed and illustrates the process that occurs when an individual questions previous understanding of identity yet does not lose his/her previous sense of committed self. In addition, the study found that adults who self-identify as having a bicultural orientation were more likely to experience a looping effect, though some Latino-oriented individuals also experienced this effect. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10