Abstract
To determine the direction of acculturation of prosocial and competitive behaviors among Mexican-American children, a behavioral choice card was administered to second- and third-generation Mexican-American children in a “traditional” Mexican-American community. Increasing generation level was associated with decreasing frequency of altruism/group-enhancement and equality choices and increasing frequency of rivalry/superiority choices, supporting an acculturation to the majority rather than acculturation to the barrio model.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 273-284 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1977 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Cultural Studies
- Anthropology