Self-Conceptions of Migrant and Settled Mexican Americans.

Gecas, Viktor

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ERIC Number: EJ095345

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Publication Date: 1973

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Self-Conceptions of Migrant and Settled Mexican Americans

Gecas, Viktor

Social Science Quarterly, 54, 3, 579-595, Dec 73

A study of the self-conceptions of migrants and settled Mexican-Americans reveals a significant difference in their self-evaluation: migrants have a more positive and more favorable view of themselves than settled Mexican-Americans. (Author/KM)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Identification (Psychology), Mexican Americans, Migrants, Research Methodology, Self Concept, Social Systems

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