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| Autor/in | Reynolds, Diane A. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Economic Success and Ethnicity: Mexican-Americans in San Jose. |
| Quelle | (1976), (25 Seiten)
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| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Acculturation; Adjustment (to Environment); Biculturalism; Economic Factors; Ethnic Status; Identification (Psychology); Intergroup Relations; Mexican Americans; Self Esteem; Sociocultural Patterns; Socioeconomic Influences; Success; Values; California (San Jose) |
| Abstract | The ethnicity patterns and adaptive strategies of 10 economically successful Mexican Americans were studied over a 1-year period in San Jose, California. Employed by a federally-funded community development project, the 10 held positions from secretary to chief program administrator, with salaries ranging from $6,000 to $20,000 per year. A formal 4-hour interview was conducted with each informant to obtain data on family background, economic and occupational success and satisfaction, and ethnicity. Life histories were also collected from each individual. Degree of economic success was determined by combining various measures--level of occupational skills, present salary, present status within the organization, degree of job stability within the last year, degree of expressed job satisfaction, and degree of economic independence. Ethnicity was determined by their social networks and primary relationships, recreational and food preferences, most admired role models, religious affiliation, facility in Spanish, attitudes about Mexican and Anglo cultures, dress style, self-identification and expressed values, and display of ethnically-oriented political buttons. Findings suggested that economic factors influenced the manner in which identity was expressed, but did not bear a simple, direct correlation with the strength of an individual's ethnic identity. (NQ) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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