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Title
Being bien educado in the United States: Mexican mother's childrearing beliefs and practices in the context of immigration
Description
This multiple case study examined Mexican mothers' beliefs on social and moral development in light of their adaptation to the United States. Super and Harkness' (1986, 2002) ecocultural framework and more specifically, the concept of the developmental niche, guided the analysis. Participants were five Mexican immigrant mothers living in the Phoenix metropolitan area with children between three and four years old. Using participant observation, mothers were shadowed during the day for a period of nine months and were interviewed four times. Additionally, a Q-sort activity on cultural values and a vignette activity were conducted. Evidence of continuity in the importance given to traditional beliefs such as being "bien educado" (proper demeanor) and showing "respeto" (respect) was found. However, the continuity on the teaching of cultural values was accompanied by changes in beliefs and practices. The traditional construct of a "chipil child" (a needy, whiny child) was connected to the idea that mothers somehow need to restrict how much affection, time and gifts they give to their children. This concern was in turn related to the higher access to consumption goods in the United States. It is argued that acculturation is lived differently by mothers, according to their educational attainment, use of expert advice and contact and knowledge with American mainstream culture.
Date Created
2012
Contributors
- Fuster, Delia Tamara (Author)
- Arzubiaga, Angela (Thesis advisor)
- Tobin, Joseph (Committee member)
- Nakagawa, Kathryn (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Resource Type
Extent
ix, 167 p
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14922
Statement of Responsibility
by Delia Tamara Fuster
Description Source
Viewed on June 13, 2013
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: Ph. D., Arizona State University, 2012
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-147)
Field of study: Educational psychology
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- 2012-08-24 06:25:45
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- 2021-08-30 01:46:34
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