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Say "adios" to the American dream? The interplay between ethnic and national identity among Latino and Caucasian Americans.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20099963     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In three studies, implicit and explicit measures were used to examine the interconnections between ethnic and national identities among Latino Americans and Caucasian Americans. Consistently, Latino Americans as a group were conceived of as being less American than Caucasian Americans (Studies 1-3). This effect was exhibited by both Caucasian and Latino participants. Overall, Caucasian participants displayed a stronger national identification than Latino participants (Studies 2 and 3). In addition, ethnic American associations accounted for the strength of national identification for Caucasian participants, but not for Latino participants (Study 2). Finally, ethnic differences in national identification among individuals who exclude Latino Americans from the national identity emerged when persistent ethnic disparities were primed, but not when increasing equalities were stressed (Study 3). In sum, ethnic American associations account for the merging versus dissociation between ethnic and national identifications and reflect a long-standing ethnic hierarchy in American society.
Authors:
Thierry Devos; Kelly Gavin; Francisco J Quintana
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1099-9809     ISO Abbreviation:  Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-26     Completed Date:  2010-04-08     Revised Date:  2011-08-30    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100956435     Medline TA:  Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  37-49     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-4611, USA. tdevos@sciences.sdsu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cultural Diversity*
European Continental Ancestry Group / psychology*
Female
Hispanic Americans / psychology*
Humans
Male
Questionnaires
Regression Analysis
Social Identification*
Social Values / ethnology
United States
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R24 MH 065515/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R24 MH065515-06/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; T34 65183//PHS HHS
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