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Acculturation, child rearing, and self-esteem in two North American Indian tribes
Ethos • 4 (3) • Published In 1976 • Pages: 385-401
By: Lefley, Harriet P..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study deals with acculturation and psychological health (i.e., self-esteem) among the two polities of the Seminoles of Florida -- the Miccosukee traditionalists, and the more acculturalted Seminole proper. Lefely examines two major factors which have had a direct influence on the development of self-esteem among the two subgroups, acculturation and child rearing practices. As the result of several tests designed to measure self-concepts (e.g., the Pine-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale, Word-Rating Scales, and a modified version of the Parent Attitude Research Instrument) which were administred to the children of the Miccosukee and Seminole day schools and their mothers, the author concludes that a traditonal group, such as the Miccosukee, rate significantly higher in positive self-regard than a more acculturated group, the Seminole proper. This statement is basically in accord with the anthropological literature and with studies of contemporary cultures (p. 396),
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Tests and schedules administered in the field
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Social personality
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Cultural participation
- Family relationships
- Child care
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Seminole
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Psychiatrist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Florida, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Harriet P. Lefley
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-401)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73643517
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians