Sociology, University of California, Riverside.
Soc Sci Res. 2011 Jul;40(4):1236-48. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.02.005.
This study applies advanced conceptualization and measurement to an analysis of acculturation among 1,632 Mexican-heritage preadolescents. We assessed whether - and how - multiple measures combine to form a latent acculturation construct that groups individuals into classes; and determine how many and what classes (or types) of acculturation are experienced by this sample of 5(th) graders. Measures included attitudinal, behavioral, and linguistic acculturation, generation status, time in the U.S., ethnic identification, and contact with the culture of origin. The analysis identified five classes of acculturation, differing in size and characterized by specific measures of acculturation: less acculturated, moderately bicultural, strongly bicultural, highly acculturated, and marginalized. Although most youths fell into the first four classes, consonant with their exposure to American society, a small minority of youths fell into the last class. Despite substantial exposure to U.S. culture and recent exposure to Mexican culture, these youth showed little affinity for either culture.
本研究应用先进的概念化和测量方法，对 1632 名墨西哥裔未成年前体的文化适应进行了分析。我们评估了多种测量方法是否以及如何结合形成一个潜在的文化适应结构，将个体分为不同的群体；并确定这个五年级学生样本经历了多少和哪些类型（或类型）的文化适应。测量方法包括态度、行为和语言的文化适应、代际地位、在美国的时间、民族认同和与原籍文化的接触。分析确定了五种文化适应群体，其规模不同，特点是特定的文化适应测量方法：适应程度较低、适度的双重文化、强烈的双重文化、高度适应和边缘化。尽管大多数年轻人属于前四类，与他们接触美国社会相一致，但一小部分年轻人属于最后一类。尽管他们接触美国文化的时间很长，最近也接触了墨西哥文化，但这些年轻人对这两种文化都没有什么好感。
