Acculturation of Prosocial and Competitive Behaviors among Second- and Third-Generation Mexican-American Children
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Vol. 8 (3), 273-284
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002202217783002
Abstract
To determine the direction of acculturation of prosocial and competitive behaviors among Mexican-American children, a behavioral choice card was administered to second- and third-generation Mexican-American children in a "traditional" Mexican-American community. Increasing generation level was associated with decreasing frequency of altruism/group-enhancement and equality choices and increasing frequency of rivalry/superiority choices, supporting an acculturation to the majority rather than acculturation to the barrio model.Keywords
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