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American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol.12 452-462 November 2003. doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2003/091)
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Mexican-American and Anglo-American Mothers' Beliefs and Values About Child Rearing, Education, and Language Impairment

Barbara L. Rodriguez 1
Lesley B. Olswang 2
1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
2 University of Washington, Seattle

brodrig{at}unm.edu

This study investigated the cross-cultural and intracultural diversity of mothers' beliefs and values regarding child rearing, education, and the causes of language impairment. Thirty Mexican-American and 30 Anglo-American mothers of children with language impairments completed 2 questionnaires, and 10 randomly selected mothers from each group participated in an interview. In addition, the Mexican-American mothers completed an acculturation rating scale. Results indicated that Mexican-American mothers held more strongly traditional, authoritarian, and conforming educational and child rearing beliefs and values than Anglo-American mothers. Mexican-American mothers cited extrinsic attributes as the cause of their children's language impairment, whereas Anglo-American mothers cited intrinsic attributes. Mexican-American mothers exhibited differences in their beliefs that were related to their level of acculturation to the mainstream culture.

Key Words: acculturation, children, Hispanics, language disorders, mothers, multicultural issues

Submitted on October 18, 2002
Accepted on September 9, 2003






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