Conceptions of acculturation: A review and statement of critical issues

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1555-1562

  Lopez Class, Maria ^a   Castro, Felipe González ^b   Ramirez, Amelie G ^c,d  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Contextual approaches; Latino subgroups; Review; USA

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; POLICY MAKING;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL VALUE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL BACKGROUND; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACCULTURATION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955521961     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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