Cultural impact on self-concept and ethnic identity of Puerto Ricans.
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Title
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Cultural impact on self-concept and ethnic identity of Puerto Ricans.
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Identifier
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AAI8821068
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identifier
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8821068
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Creator
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Benitez, Veronica.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Anderson J. Franklin
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Date
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1988
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical
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Abstract
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This investigation was designed to examine the impact of American culture on the self-concept and ethnic identity of Puerto Ricans who come to the United States. The question of who an individual is and where he or she belongs is grounded in their culture. Researchers have found identity to be the central problem when people migrate to a new culture. Each ethnic group deals differently in adjusting to migration. Some groups try to assimilate to the dominant culture, while others try to maintain identification with their ethnicity. This knowledge was the basis for this study's main hypothesis: self-concept and ethnic identity would be significantly related to exposure of the new culture.;In conducting this investigation, 58 students attending the Exchange Program from the University of Puerto Rico were contacted to participate in the study. They were provided with three questionnaires to identify self-acceptance attitudes, ethnic identity attitudes, and specific demographic information. From these data, relationships between self-concept and length of time in the United States, and relationships between ethnic identity and exposure to the American culture were tested.;The results of the study supported the hypothesis that exposure to the American culture was significantly related to the attitudes on ethnic identity. However, the findings showed no significant difference in relation to self-concept and length of time in the United States. Nevertheless, students who had been exposed to the American culture commented that the experience affected the way they think of themselves.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
