Assumptions of Asian American Similarity: The Case of Filipino and Chinese American Students

The conventional research model of clustering ethnic groups into four broad categories risks perpetuating a pedagogy of stereotypes in social work policies and practice methods. Using an elaborated research model, this study tested the assumption of cultural similarity of Filipino and Chinese Americ...

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Published in:Social work (New York) 2004-01, Vol.49 (1), p.39-51
Main Author: Agbayani-Siewert, Pauline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Asian Americans
Asian Americans - psychology
Attitude
Attitudes
China - ethnology
Chinese American people
Chinese Americans
College Students
Courtship
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dating
Dating (Social)
ethnic differences
Ethnicity
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Females
Filipino Americans
Gender differences
Gender roles
Hispanic Americans
Hispanics
Humans
Male
Matched-Pair Analysis
Men
Minority & ethnic violence
Minority students
North Americans
Philippines - ethnology
Philippino American people
Racial Differences
School violence
Sex Differences
Sexual violence
Social dating
Social life & customs
Social Work
Stereotyping
Undergraduate Students
United States
Urban Universities
Violence
Violence against women
White people
White Students
Whites
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Summary:The conventional research model of clustering ethnic groups into four broad categories risks perpetuating a pedagogy of stereotypes in social work policies and practice methods. Using an elaborated research model, this study tested the assumption of cultural similarity of Filipino and Chinese American college students by examining attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs related to dating violence. The sample included Chinese, Filipino, Hispanic, and white undergraduate students from a large urban university. Findings suggest that Filipino students are more similar to white students than to Chinese students. Regardless of ethnic group, women had more similarities with one another than men in their attitudes toward women. The findings were mixed regarding definitions and justifications of violence.
ISSN:0037-8046
1545-6846
DOI:10.1093/sw/49.1.39