Dietary Patterns and Acculturation Among Immigrants from El Salvador

Romero-Gwynn, Eunice; Gwynn, Douglas B.; López, María de Lourdes Gutiérrez; Turner, Barbara F.; Asarian-Anderson, Johanna; Daud, Masarrat

doi:10.1097/00017285-200011000-00007

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“…The families of gang members in this sample cooked Mexican foods more often than non-gang members. Food has been shown to be culture sensitive; the more one acculturates, the more Anglo one's diet becomes (Aldrich & Variyam, 2000;Guendelman & Abrams, 1994;Guendelman & English, 1995;Landale, Oropesa, Llanes, & Gorman, 1999;Romero-Gwynn & Gwynn, 1993;Romero-Gwynn et al, 2000.). This finding adds further cre- dence not only to the concept of choloization, but also the Cuellar et al (1995) Mexican and Anglo Orientation Acculturation Scales.…”

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Gang Membership and Acculturation: ARSMA-II and Choloization

López

Brummett

2003

Crime & Delinquency

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Choloization, a staple in gang research on Latinos, asserts that gang members are less acculturated than non-gang members. However, the concept has not been subjected to a quantitative analysis. Using a sample of Latino incarcerated youths from Los Angeles County (N = 370), the veracity of the concept of choloization using the ARSMA-II Acculturation Scale is examined. It was hypothesized that gang members have more of a Mexican orientation than non-gang members. The hypothesis was supported, providing empirical evidence for choloization. The authors suggest that the findings can assist in delinquency intervention but caution that the results can also further disenfranchise Latino gang members.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Gang Membership and Acculturation: ARSMA-II and Choloization

López

Brummett

2003

Crime & Delinquency

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“…Interviews were audio recorded (n=6) with consent of participants, and written notes from interviews were used for the analyses. These data, in addition to existing literature related to acculturation of Hispanic immigrants in the US, 2,[12][13][14][18][19][20] were used to prepare questions for interviews with Hispanic immigrants. Phase 2 consisted of a focus group (N=6) using the cognitive think aloud method 21 to review content of questions proposed for use in Phase 3 of the study.…”

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Dietary acculturation of Hispanic immigrants in Mississippi

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Cossman²,

Dodson³

et al. 2005

Salud pública Méx

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Objective. Assisting Hispanic immigrants in making culturally acceptable food choices may affect their health for generations. As a relatively new enclave of Hispanics, Scott County, Mississippi, was chosen to study dietary acculturation and health concerns of immigrants. Material and Methods. The research method consisted of interviews with community representatives (N=11), a focus group (N=6), and interviews with Hispanic immigrants (N=18). Results. Community representatives mentioned availability influenced immigrants' food choices and suggested promoting cultural awareness and offering nutrition classes on local ingredients. Food cost, health concepts, food selection, and eating habits of children were salient themes from the focus group and interviews with Hispanics. Hispanic participants mentioned long work hours affect food selection and that US produce lacks freshness and flavor. Conclusions. Results indicate that an intervention must be formulated that preserves healthful dietary practices and minimizes the negative health aspects of acculturation to the "American diet."

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“…Chicken, beef, and fish are also common in Hispanic and Latino children's diets. Dairy products and pork are less common in the Hispanic and Latino diet; however, as people of Hispanic and Latino ancestry become more acculturated, their dairy and pork consumption may increase (Romero-Gwynn et al, 2000).…”

Section: Feeding Practices and Food As Culturementioning

confidence: 99%