Measuring Acculturation: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

By Leopoldo J. Cabassa. 2003

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Subfields: Education, Sociology and Political Science

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A Bidimensional Model of Acculturation for Examining Differences in Family Functioning and Behavior Problems in Hispanic Immigrant Adolescents (2007, neutral): “bidimensional model, retention of culture-of-origin values and adoption of receiving-society values are considered as independent dimensions (Cabassa, 2003).”
The Reliability and Validity of the Brief Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans-II for Children and Adolescents (2005, background): “It does not take into account the receptivity of the dominant culture to the individual; access is not always available where prejudice and oppression are operative (Cabassa, 2003).”
Promoting Academic Success Among Latino Youths (2004, methodology): “Because acculturation is multidimensional, including such factors as language proficiency, language use, nativity, cultural-related behavioral preferences, and ethnic identity, no consistent or uniform definition or measurement strategy has been used in the literature (Cabassa, 2003; Escobar & Vega,”
Travels in hyper-diversity: Multiculturalism and the contextual assessment of acculturation (2013, background): “This research tends to emphasize ‘acculturative stress’ within a general stress-coping perspective (Cabassa, 2003).”
The Structure of Cultural Identity in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Emerging Adults (2007, background): “Accordingly, because acculturation involves changes in both values and behaviors (Cabassa, 2003), it is important to include under the rubric of cultural identity both the values and behaviors that are assumed to change as a result of acculturation.”
Acculturation and Latino health in the United States: a review of the literature and its sociopolitical context. (2005, background): “Critics,incontrast,arguethatthelanguagemeasuresdonotcapturethecom-plexityoflanguageuseamongbiculturalindividuals.”
Measurement of Acculturation, Scale Formats, and Language Competence (2006, background): “A number of acculturation models, including unidimensional and bidimensional models, have been proposed (Berry, Trimble, & Olmedo, 1986; Cabassa, 2003; Nguyen & von Eye, 2002; Rudmin, 2003a; Ryder, Alden, & Paulhus, 2000), and under the guidance of these models, numerous acculturation measures have ”
Why is adolescent drinking declining? A systematic review and narrative synthesis (2019, background): “Some have argued that acculturation is bidimensional, with immigrants integrating their cultures with those of the host country and potentially influencing the host culture over time (Cabassa 2003).”
Acculturation in Context: Gender, Age at Migration, Neighborhood Ethnicity, and Health Behaviors* (2009, background): “The culture of the sending country, the ethnic and socioeconomic environment encountered in the United States, the age at migration, specific cultural factors that may change with acculturation, and gender have all been cited as important components of any examination of the acculturation process (A”
Acculturation and mental health: Current findings and recommendations for future research (2007, background): “In addition, certain cultural values change rapidly, whereas others demonstrate more stability (Cabassa, 2003).”