Parental Power And Adult Authority

Thanks Yafah, it is a pleasure to meet you. You have great goals and plans to increase your ability to engage with the Hispanic population, so I believe your views about engaging contains learning and training about the Hispanic culture and their families. Culturally competent social work practice with Latinos is crucial for ensuring effective access to and treatment delivery to this population. Furman, R., Negi, N. Iwamoto, D. Rowan, D., Shukraft, A., & Gragg J. (2009). You are right in your research about the importance of family among the Hispanic population, so here is some research that I gathered about Hispanic families as well. Familism is a cultural value and belief that the family is central in the life of the individual. Family diversity,

According to the National Education Association (NEA), the Hispanic culture is one of the fastest growing culture groups in America (2016). “There are 41.8 million Hispanics in America, representing 14.2 percent of the U.S. population, with estimates for growth to nearly 20 percent by the year 2050” (NEA, 2016.papa.1). The Hispanic culture believes that their family is a very

In today’s world, families are dynamic and interdependent systems. The developmental processes of the children in the family are deeply affected by how the family system operates. However, a family’s structure does not determine whether it is a healthy family system or not. Today, families consist of single parents, stepparents, divorced parents, remarried parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. They are all able to contribute to a healthy functioning family system by meeting each family member’s needs and encouraging positive communication (Jamiolkowski, 2008). Unhealthy family systems have negative and possibly

Knowledge about Hispanic youth and anxiety disorders is disturbingly limited (Ginsburg & Silverman, 1996). Most recently, there is an increasing trend in the prevalence of anxiety disorders and Hispanic youth (McLaughlin, Hilt, & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2007). The top four diagnoses

Hispanics tend to have very close family ties. In times of trouble they turn to family members for support. They more often than not make decisions as a family and not as an individual. Family

Hispanic girls often must face another classification because of their race, that they do not want or are not motivated to do well in school. In the past the common stereotype has been that Mexicans do not have the desire or encouragement to succeed in the academic world of school. Motivation in school is influenced by three main things, first how much a group of friends values doing well in school, second the achievement goals set by parents, and third the independence and responsibility one takes upon herself(Goodenow 61, Menchaca 971). In the border region Hispanic

Familismo. Latino parents expect their children to prioritize family needs over individual needs. Understanding the values within the Latino family is crucial to analyzing family influences on education. Furthermore, understanding Latino cultural values and analyzing how these values either are or aren’t replicated in the high school setting is crucial to understanding the success of the first‐generation Latinain and out of high school. Cultural values which define the family dynamics of Latinos are: familismo (the value of family), comunidad (the value of community), and personalismo (the value of relationship), which are understood as presenting a sense of validation, mentorship, and cultural mirroring when transferred to the university setting (Castellanos & Gloria, 2007). Comunidad or community is defined as a sense of responsibility for one’s community and is closely related to familismo, which is a sense of caring for and being responsible to one’s family and prioritizing family needs over personal ones (Castellanos & Gloria, 2007; Sy & Romero, 2008).

Attempting to offer a description of the conceptualization of childhood for the population of Hispanics or Latinos is difficult because of the number of countries (as

Foreign-born Hispanic parents are more likely to have difficulty exploring the variation of resources and communicating. Since, the Hispanic culture tends to be highly family oriented, placing great emphasis on sharing responsibilities. Therefore, customaries may change when extended family is no longer in the proximities. First generation families bring cultural values, traditions, education, and job skills to their new homeland, where it might not be applicable or resourceful anymore. Alternating life skills are challenging without language proficiency, formal training, and educational background, leaving parents ill-equipped. Consequently, limiting their access to better-paying jobs and encumbers their economic mobility, which can stunt their ability to secure or navigate towards beneficial coverage such as health care or

The mental health disparities for Latino families who are among the largest and fastest growing ethnic minority group in the United States ( Ennis, Rios-Vargas, & Albert, 2011), reinforces the importance in understanding risk factors that contribute to the high risk of mental health issues for this population (Lawton, Gerdes, 2014). Most research has focused on the relationship between acculturation and its impact on mental health status for Latinos’ living in the U.S, but findings continue to be controversial. A synthesis of current research demonstrates that limitations in attempting to explain vulnerability issues for Latinos’ incudes lack of consistency with measurement of acculturation, limited use

According Almanza, a Latino man working in the helping profession chosen to be interviewed, believes that family and church are the two places that man Latinos turn to when seeking to find assistance or help that might be facing

Despite teenage pregnancy rates dropping more than fifty percent in recent years, it is within the Hispanic community that teen pregnancy continues to remain a serious public and social issue. When compared to other ethnic sectors in the United States, Hispanic females continue to hold a higher birth rate than others, being twice more than that of non-Hispanics. In general, there are the many apparent obstacles and consequences when dealing with this situation. Young adult parents must overcome educational, financial, and emotional problems months before their child is born.

Strong family values Impact their lives on daily basis. Taking care one another physically, mentally and emotionally. Families are big in my household thing to know about Latinos they don't mind a big family “the more, the merrier.” Each has a job to play in the house kids go to school; parents work, the mother stays home cooks clean and others work to pitch in living accommodation such as food, necessities and utilities so the family can live a comfortable life. It is a team effort, and everybody takes care of one another.

One of the readings that Diana presented in class, that I found very interesting, was the one regarding the existence of tiger parenting. One of the sentences that intrigued me was “The differences between the motivations of Asian and European Americans parents may mean that western derived parenting profiles are not as applicable to Asian Americans.” (Kim, Wang, Orozco-Lapray, Shen, Murtuza, 2013). That study of how Asian Americans go about parenting, being more authoritarian than European descent parents made me think of where in the spectrum Mexican parents would be. The visits that I conducted after reading this article made me try to Asses how the parents treated their children and I felt that there was a prevalence of supportive or easygoing parents. This influenced me to ask questions during the TAV about the child and family to personally asses what profile the family would fit in, which I felt made me feel more proud about being part of this project.

Among the Latino culture there has been reports of high levels of depression compared to youths from other ethnic backgrounds. However, little is known about why Latino youths are particularly susceptible to depression. Researchers Yolanda Cespedes and Stanley Huey created a study on where they argued that cultural discrepancy may indirectly contribute to depressive symptoms among children of Latino immigrants. Researchers of this study recruited one hundred and thirty Latino students from a high school in Los Angeles. To evaluate their argument researchers used measures such as the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans, the Attitudes Toward Women Scale, a standardized difference approach, the Conflict subscale of the Family Environment