Cultural values and intergenerational value discrepancies in immigrant and non-immigrant families. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

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.

publication date

  • January 1, 2000

Research

keywords

  • Culture
  • Emigration and Immigration
  • Family
  • Intergenerational Relations
  • Social Values

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0034150668

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1111/1467-8624.00162

PubMed ID

  • 10834482

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 71

issue

  • 2