Acculturative Stress of Hispanics: Loss and Challenge.

Smart, Julie F.; Smart, David W.

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ERIC Number: EJ511350

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Acculturative Stress of Hispanics: Loss and Challenge.

Smart, Julie F.; Smart, David W.

Journal of Counseling & Development, v73 n4 p390-96 Mar-Apr 1995

Defines acculturative stress and its effects. Addresses the loss of social support, self-esteem, and identity and lists six distinctive ways in which Hispanics' acculturative experience may be different from that of immigrants who are white, Protestant, and northern or western European. Offers counselors suggestions for considering these differences. (RJM)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Comparative Analysis, Ethnic Groups, Family Life, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants, Psychological Patterns, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Social Discrimination, Social Integration, Social Support Groups, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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