Browsing by Subject "Latino communities"
Item General interest magazine language preference among Hispanics(Texas Tech University, 2004-08) Galvez, Robert AnthonyAn experiment was conducted to determine if there was a relationship between the way language is presented in a magazine article and Hispanics' perceptions of the article. Two hundred and seventeen respondents in west Texas read articles in Spanish, English and a mix of English with Spanish. Subjects were given a questionnaire to identify their affinity toward the articles, their ability to understand the articles, and their perceptions of the news value of the articles. The ARSMA-II scale was used to evaluate respondent's level of acculturation. Data analysis revealed Hispanics preferred the articles written in English and the mix of English and Spanish to the articles written in Spanish alone. No relationship was found between level of acculturation and preference for language presentation style.Item The effects of maternal employment on maternal caregiving in Mexican-American families(Texas Tech University, 2004-08) Foster, Christina Elaine GuerraThis study investigated how the level of stress (parenting and work-related) and the number of roles a mother experiences affect her responsiveness and acceptance of her infant. Forty-six Mexican-American mothers and their 6-month-oId infants participated. Each mother was visited at home and asked to fill out questionnaires regarding possible stressors of maternal employment, and acculturation. Maternal responsiveness and acceptance towards their infant also were observed throughout the visit. Findings suggest mothers who experienced more work-family stress also reported experiencing more parenting stress. Mothers who had progressive attitudes toward maternal employment reported feeling less parenting stress, less work-family stress, less job stress and were more likely to be fulfilling their ideal situation. None of the stressors were related to her behaviors. Further work using more sensitive observation methods is suggested.