Overview

Based on findings from a sample of nearly 1,100 Puerto Ricans living in the New York area, this book posits that adhering to traditional cultural values (for example, the family) has the socially desirable consequence of discouraging such deviant behaviours as substance abuse. The authors conclude that promoting specific values will not prevent certain individual and social ills; rather, promoting a ""sense of tradition"" itself is needed.

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Author:   Mary Cuadrado ,  Louis Lieberman
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   2002 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:  

9780306466199

ISBN 10:   0306466198
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   31 January 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The Puerto Ricans.- The Hispanic Population of the United States.- The Puerto Ricans in New York.- Aims and Scope of Study.- Data and Methodology.- Description of the Sample.- 2. Coming to the Mainland and the Acculturation Process.- From the Island to the Mainland.- The Acculturation Process.- Acculturation as a Factor in Substance Use.- The Measurement of Acculturation.- 3. Traditional Family Values.- Tradition and Traditionalism.- Puerto Rican Family Values.- The Measurement of Traditionalism.- Spiritual Influences.- 4. Substance Use Outcomes.- Alcohol as Beverage and Problem.- Explanations and Theories of Hispanic Alcohol Abuse.- Explanations and Theories of Hispanic Drug Abuse.- Alcohol and Drug Use Outcome Indicators.- Background Variables and Substance Use Outcomes.- 5. Drinking Attitudes and Beliefs.- Family Role Models.- Drinking Expectancies.- Rationales.- Alcoholism and Drunks.- The Search for Help.- 6. Impact of Acculturation and Traditionalism.- Acculturation, Traditionalism, and Outcomes.- 7. A Typology of Integration.- Creating a Typology of Integration.- The Simultaneous Effects of Acculturation and Traditionalism on Outcome Variables.- 8. Ethnotherapy Implications and Conclusions.- Goals of Ethnotherapy with Hispanics.- Techniques of Ethnotherapy.- Contextual Concepts.- References.

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