Cultural Values and Racial Identity Statuses Among Latino Students

The authors investigated the content and structure of cultural value orientations associated with how cultural groups view relationships, time, nature, and activity in a group of 107 Latino college and graduate students. The study employed the Visible Racial Ethnic/Identity Attitude Scale and Interc...

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Published inHispanic journal of behavioral sciences Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 5 - 23
Main Authors Carter, Robert T, Yeh, Christine J, Mazzula, Silvia L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01.02.2008
Subjects
Attitudes
Cultural Values
Culture
Ethnic Identity
Hispanic Americans
Latin American Cultural Groups
Racial identity
Regression analysis
Students
Values
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Summary:The authors investigated the content and structure of cultural value orientations associated with how cultural groups view relationships, time, nature, and activity in a group of 107 Latino college and graduate students. The study employed the Visible Racial Ethnic/Identity Attitude Scale and Intercultural Values Inventory. A regression analysis revealed racial identity status attitudes predict value orientation preferences of human nature as evil, lineal and collateral social relationships, and a belief in harmony with nature. Five repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance revealed a mixed and good view of human nature, a sense of harmony with nature and a future preference. More complex preferences were found with respect to the activity and social relations orientations, reflecting a blending of Eurocentric and Latino cultural values. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:0739-9863
1552-6364
DOI:10.1177/0739986307310505