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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Latinos in the U.S."”.
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Likelihood of Using Mental Health Services among Asians and Latinos in the U.S.: An Acculturative Approach
Prior research indicates that because of acculturation, racial minorities’ use of mental health services increases with each subsequent generation. Yet little is known about how refining generational categories to include the 1.5 and 2.5 generations affects the association between acculturation and …
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The discourse of outdoor food advertisements in Latino communities
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This paper focuses on analyzing the discourse surrounding food in outdoor advertisements in Latino communities. The following literature discusses trends in outdoor advertising, trends in food advertisements, and …
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Latinas Coping with the Deportation of their Partners
In recent years, Latinos in the U.S. have been significantly impacted by increasing deportation rates. This study aimed to explore the experiences of Latina women whose partners were deported and how women managed these events guided by the Double ABCX Model of Family Stress. Qualitative …
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Characteristics of Latinos with No Usual Source of Care
Disparities in healthcare access persist across racial/ethnic groups. These disparities are greatest among the Latino population compared with other racial or ethnic groups. Latinos are less likely to have a usual source of care and utilize the healthcare system. It is important to explore the …
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Facebook as Transnational Space: Language and Identity among 1.5 and Second Generation Mexicans in Chicago
… a two-year ethnographic study of a Mexican-origin transnational network members’ engagement with each other via Facebook. By focusing on four emic criteria – language, skin color, transnationalism, and culture display and practice – this project examines the ways in which network members’ …