The Socialization of Prosocial Behavioral Tendencies Among Mexican American Adolescents: The Role of Familism Values

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-106

  Calderón Tena, Carlos O ^a   Knight, George P ^b   Carlo, Gustavo ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural socialization; Familism values; Mexican American families; Prosocial behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD; CULTURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 79952094882     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021825     Document Type: Article

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