Language Preference and Drug Use among Southwestern Mexican American Middle School Students.

Marsiglia, Flavio Francisco; Waller, Margaret

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ERIC Number: EJ651689

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Publication Date: 2002

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Language Preference and Drug Use among Southwestern Mexican American Middle School Students.

Marsiglia, Flavio Francisco; Waller, Margaret

Children & Schools, v24 n3 p145-58 Jul 2002

Explores the drug use patterns of a sample of Southwestern Mexican American middle school students using language preference as a marker of acculturation status. Spanish monolingual students were found to use significantly less alcohol and other drugs than bilingual or English dominant students. Recommendations for social work practice are framed within the identified language and acculturation continuum. (Contains 47 references and 2 tables.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Language Dominance, Mexican Americans, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Predictor Variables, Social Work, Substance Abuse

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Language: English

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