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Counseling Mexican-American Women.
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Palacios, Maria; Franco, Juan N. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1986
Attempts to facilitate understanding of unique mental health problems faced by Mexican-American women, through a discussion of their demongraphy, cultural characteristics, sources of psychological stress, underuse of services, and factors reducing self-referral. In the final section recommendations are provided for counseling Mexican-American…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling, Cultural Influences, Demography
The Emergence of Chicanos in the Twenty-First Century: Implications for Counseling, Research, and Policy.
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Gonzalez, Gerardo M. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1997
Provides a descriptive analysis of recent demographic population estimates for Chicanos in the United States. Examines variables such as immigration, language, education, family, geographic distribution, socioeconomic issues, and age. Implications for counseling, research, and policy for the Chicano population are discussed, as are the…
Descriptors: Counseling Psychology, Counseling Theories, Demography, Employment Projections
Predicting Acculturation Using Career, Family, and Demographic Variables in a Sample of Mexican American Students.
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Newman, Jody L.; Lucero-Miller, Denise – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1999
Examines the relationship of a set of career variables, family cohesion, and demographic variables with the acculturation level of a sample of 176 Mexican-American community college students. Results reveal that only the demographic variables related significantly to acculturation. Socioeconomic status appeared to account for most of the variance…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Careers, College Students, Community Colleges