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Cultural styles and adolescent sex role perceptions: an exploration of responses to a value picture projective test

twice a minority : mexican american womenSt. Louis, Missouri • Published In 1980 • Pages: 164-172

By: Long, John M., Vigil, James Diego.

Abstract
This document examines by means of a projective test the cultural styles and adolescent sex role perceptions of two groups of Chicano students in the suburban areas east of Los Angeles, California. These students consist of those youths most Mexican in their cultural orientation and those most successfully integrated into the Anglo-American dominent culture of the vicinity. The test administered to these subjects is called the value picture projective test, which was first developed at UCLA by Walter P. Goldschmidt. The results seem to indicate that 'Mexican-oriented students indicate more traditional values in some regards but not in others; females differ from males on some issues but not others. In important cases, the Anglo-oriented Chicana differs in an opposite direction from the male than is the case among the Mexican-oriented adolescents. The picture that emerges lends little support for stereotyping the young Chicana (or her male coutnerpart) with traditional values but also differs from the imagery projected by some of the more radical Chacana feminists. The young women surveyed here project a blend of traditional role expectations, self-assertive intentions, and pragmatic values '(pp. 171-172).
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Tests and schedules administered in the field
Organization and analysis of results of research
General sex restrictions
Adolescent activities
culture
Chicanos
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Social Scientist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2001
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1970s
Coverage Place
East Los Angeles, California, United States
Notes
John M. Long and Diego Vigil
Includes bibliographical references (p. 172)
LCCN
80011177
LCSH
Mexican Americans