Status and Familial Orientations of Rural Mexican-American Youth: Integration and Conflict within Aspirational Frames of Reference.

Marshall, Kimball P.; Miller, Michael V.

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ERIC Number: EJ171203

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Publication Date: 1977

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Status and Familial Orientations of Rural Mexican-American Youth: Integration and Conflict within Aspirational Frames of Reference

Marshall, Kimball P.; Miller, Michael V.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, 11, 3, 347-60, Dec 77

Studies regarding status aspirations among Mexican-American youth have presumed that life goals are integrated and congruent. An alternative line of inquiry is suggested which questions these assumptions and specifies types of conflicts that may arise among occupational, educational, and familial orientations. (Author)

Descriptors: Aspiration, Environmental Influences, Ethnic Status, Ethnic Stereotypes, Goal Orientation, High School Students, Mexican Americans, Research Projects, Rural Youth, Self Concept

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