New directions for youth development
2003, Pages 25-39

Responsibilities of children in Latino immigrant homes. (Article)

Orellana M.F.*
  • a Graduate School of Education, University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

Using survey and observational data, children's contributions to households in a Mexican immigrant community in Chicago are examined. Children provide essential help to their families, including translating, interpreting, and caring for siblings. These daily life activities shape possibilities for learning and development.

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Index Keywords

role playing information processing cultural anthropology Culture psychological aspect human Adaptation, Psychological ethnology family size gender identity Hispanic Americans Family Characteristics Humans family attitude Adolescent Hispanic male case report Acculturation Socioeconomic Factors female adaptive behavior socioeconomics cultural factor Parent-Child Relations Article migration Emigration and Immigration child parent relation Social Responsibility Data Collection social behavior Mexican Americans Role Child

Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-1842435189&doi=10.1002%2fyd.61&partnerID=40&md5=bab3703614074f43a8d7cfb41827cf28

DOI: 10.1002/yd.61
ISSN: 15338916
Cited by: 71
Original Language: English