Parenting Practices among Dominican and Puerto Rican Mothers

Autor/inn/en	Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent; Dittus, Patricia; Jaccard, James; Johansson, Margaret; Bouris, Alida; Acosta, Neifi
Titel	Parenting Practices among Dominican and Puerto Rican Mothers
Quelle	In: Social Work, 52 (2007) 1, S.17-30 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-8046
Schlagwörter	Urban Areas; Values; Child Rearing; Social Work; Puerto Ricans; Parenting Styles; Mothers; Focus Groups; Content Analysis; Adolescents; Hispanic Americans; Parent Child Relationship; Cultural Influences; Parent Role; Interaction; Decision Making; Gender Differences; At Risk Persons; Cultural Differences; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Stadtregion; Wertbegriff; Kindererziehung; Soziale Arbeit; Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Mother; Mutter; Inhaltsanalyse; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Parental role; Elternrolle; Interaktion; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Risikogruppe; Kultureller Unterschied
Abstract	This study presents descriptive qualitative data about Latino parenting practices in an urban context. Focus groups were conducted with Dominican and Puerto Rican mother-adolescent pairs in the Bronx borough of New York City. When parenting style typologies are integrated with the Latino cultural components "familismo," "respeto," "personalismo," and "simpatia," Latino parenting practices and their underlying styles are better understood. Content analysis of parents' focus groups revealed five essential Latino parenting practices: (1) ensuring close monitoring of adolescents; (2) maintaining warm and supportive relationships characterized by high levels of parent-adolescent interaction and sharing; (3) explaining parental decisions and actions; (4) making an effort to build and improve relationships; and (5) differential parenting practices based on adolescents' gender. Mothers reported concerns related to the risks associated with living in an urban area, exposure to different cultural values, and opportunities for engaging in risky behaviors. Adolescents' recommendations for effective parenting strategies were similar to the practices reported by their mothers. The study has important applied implications for culturally competent social work practice with Latino adolescents and their families. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10