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Two Different Worlds: Acculturation Stress and Adaptation among Cuban and Nicaraguan Families

This is a study of acculturation and acculturation stress among Cuban and Nicaraguan adolescent males and their parents. The sample consisted of 674 Cuban-American and 211 Nicaraguan-American 6th and 7th grade adolescents and one of their parents. Hypotheses predicting group differences in accultura...

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Published in:Journal of social and personal relationships 1996-08, Vol.13 (3), p.435-456
Main Authors: Gil, Andres G., Vega, William A.
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Adaptation
Adolescents
Caribbean Cultural Groups
Comparison
Cuban American people
Cuban Americans
Cultural Conflict
Families
Florida
Hispanic Americans
Immigrants
Latin American Cultural Groups
Nicaraguan American people
Parents
Stress
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