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Lopez, Stella G.; Garza, Raymond T.; Gonzalez-Blanks, Ana G. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2012
The present study examined the role of individualism-collectivism (IC) and acculturation in smoking prevention programs for Hispanic preadolescents. The sixth graders received a collectivist or individualist curriculum. Both programs contained knowledge-based facts about smoking. The collectivist condition included an interdependent…
Descriptors: Individualism, Smoking, Prevention, Health Programs
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Garza, Raymond T.; Alva, Isabel C. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1979
The study examined the effects of age and language dominance of the recall of 72 bilingual children, ranging from preschool to second grade, in 2 semantically different modes of presentation. (Author/NQ)
Descriptors: Age, Bilingual Students, Early Childhood Education, Language Dominance
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Isonio, Steven A.; Garza, Raymond T. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1987
The cross-cultural appropriateness of the Mirels and Garrett (1971) Protestant Work Ethic Scale was assessed by comparing the factor structures of Anglo American, Chicano, and Mexican samples. Full scale comparisons indicated endorsement in the following order: Mexicans, Chicanos, and Anglo Americans. Cultural differences in orientation towards…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits
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Garza, Raymond T.; Gallegos, Placida I. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1985
Presents a theoretical rationale for an interactional model of acculturation that stresses the role of personal choice and its complex interactions with environmental influences. Includes the model in detail and discusses its application in the study of acculturation. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism
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Garza, Raymond T.; Lipton, Jack P. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1982
Traditional theories of personality development are critically examined, emphasizing their applications to Mexican Americans. A preliminary framework for an interactional model of multiculturalism and personality development which can synthesize and integrate the effects of Chicano culture on the development of personality is proposed and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Cultural Influences, Developmental Psychology