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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Hispanic American Women"”.
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Understanding the politics of Hispanic American women: Attitudes and behaviors of an emerging elite
… about the political attitudes and behaviors of Hispanic women in the United States. A survey with questions taken from the National Election Study was completed by 101 Hispanic women and 106 Anglo women at Texas Woman's University. The questionnaire examined demographics, political activity, …
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A Love-Hate Story : Perception of Discrimination of Hispanic-American Women in Finland An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
… from Argentina, Chile, Perú and Venezuela. These women have been living in Finland for a period ranging from 2 to 35 years. The data for this study were collected from four focus groups during the summer of 2019. The data were analysed qualitatively using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis …
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Appearance-Related Commentary and Body Image in Women
… commentary among undergraduate women of different ethnic groups. The aims of the current study were to examine: (1) ethnic differences in body dissatisfaction, eating disorder psychopathology, sociocultural attitudes towards appearance, appearance-related commentary, and …
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Latina Voices of Des Moines
… The problem: The study described the lives of Hispanic women living in Des Moines, Iowa and included the Latina's views of problems and opportunities living in that city. Procedures: Twenty-four Latino women who were over the age of 17 and who had been in the area for over two years were …
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Probability of First-Time Freshman Admission by Race and Gender at a Large Predominantly White Land Grant Research University in the Years 1994-1998
… race. The eight demographic groups were: African American men (BM), African American women (BF), Asian American men (AM), Asian American women (AF), Hispanic American men (HM), Hispanic American women (HF), white American men (WM), and white American women (WF). The Bonferroni correction and the …
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A qualitative study of Hispanic female college students, indirect experience of domestic violence
… perceptions, and coping skills of college Hispanic women who have witnessed domestic violence committed against a family member, a close friend, or have experienced it personally. An interview was conducted to examine the women's attitudes toward the culture's role in the occurence of …
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Exploring the Value of Group and Traditional Obstetrical Appointments to Reduce Health Disparity
… means for engaging Spanish-speaking pregnant women? Research studies using the group prenatal appointment model show increased pregnancy knowledge, readiness for labor and higher satisfaction compared with individual prenatal appointments. This paper discusses the importance of reducing …
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Predicting termination and continuation status in shelter programs using the Transtheoretical Model with Hispanic battered women.
… termination, and ongoing treatment of Hispanic battered women residing at domestic violence shelters. Self-efficacy, decisional balance, and acculturation were examined in relation to the applicability of this model with the Hispanic women population. One hundred and eight women …
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A process-oriented approach in the evaluation of mother-infant literacy interactions
… Twenty intervention and eighteen control Mexican-American or Hispanic mother-infant dyads were observed in their homes while engaging in a book sharing interaction. In order to assess the effectiveness of the intervention program, mothers were rated on their use of scaffolding techniques measured …
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A Qualitative Examination of HIV-Positive Identity and Vocational Identity Development among Female Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV in New York City
Background: Young Black and Hispanic women living in metropolitan areas in the United States are at a disproportionately high risk for contracting HIV/AIDS; the reasons for this disparity are inadequately explained by research. A recent study reported that African American and Hispanic females …