Child Development
Volume 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 528-539

Cultural values and intergenerational value discrepancies in immigrant and non-immigrant families (Article)

Phinney J.S.* , Ong A. , Madden T.
  • a Departmentof Psychology, California Stt. Univ., Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, United States
  • b University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • c California State University, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The goal of this research was to explore the generality of developmental processes related to intergenerational value discrepancies across 701 families from immigrant and non-immigrant groups. In a study involving 471 immigrant families (197 Armenian, 103 Vietnamese, and 171 Mexican) and 230 non-immigrant families (95 African American and 135 European American), adolescents and parents reported their endorsement of values pertaining to family obligations. We examined similarities and differences at three levels of analysis, from the general to the group-specific. Results provide evidence for general developmental processes (family obligations were endorsed more by parents than by adolescents in all groups), processes associated with immigration (the intergenerational value discrepancy generally increased with time in the United States), and processes that are unique to each ethnic group.

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Index Keywords

Social Values cultural anthropology social psychology psychological aspect human Ethnic Groups ethnic group comparative study Intergenerational Relations human relation Humans family Adolescent male female Article migration Emigration and Immigration Culture Child
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0034150668&doi=10.1111%2f1467-8624.00162&partnerID=40&md5=41286608283158762a2cee3552b21a0c
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00162
ISSN: 00093920
Cited by: 308
Original Language: English