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ERIC Number: EJ520534
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0739-9863
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Mexican American and Anglo Single Mothers: The Influence of Ethnicity, Generation, and Socioeconomic Status on Social Support Networks.
Schaffer, Diane M.; Wagner, Roland M.
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v18 n1 p74-86 Feb 1996
Interviews with 232 Mexican American and Anglo single mothers in the San Jose (California) area examined ethnic differences in characteristics of social support networks: network size, proportion of kin, and size and density of friend network. Findings were influenced by socioeconomic status and, within the Mexican American sample, by generation in the United States. (SV)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anglo Americans, Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Social Networks, Social Support Groups, Socioeconomic Status, Unwed Mothers
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California (San Jose)
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