Understanding the Living Arrangements of Latino Immigrants: A Life Course Approach

Blank, Susan; Torrecilha, Ramon S.

doi:10.1177/019791839803200101

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“…As supporting evidence, scholars point to higher poverty rates among ethnics (McLaughlin and Jensen 1993) and survival strategies of pooling income and other resources pursued by low-income families (Angel and Tienda 1982; Blank and Torrecilha 1998). According to this perspective, multigenerational households in segregated neighborhoods are encouraged by poverty and race rather than reflecting ethnic group cultural preferences.…”

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“…Research indicates that recent elderly immigrants from most origins are likely to live in extended households and also suggests that life course stage is important for living arrangements (Blank and Torrecilha 1998; Wilmoth 2001). To assess the life course effect, we look at differences for six age cohorts, expecting to find lower levels of extended living among immigrants who arrive at younger ages since they will have had greater exposure to U.S. society.…”

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“…However, the important questions raised by researchers, namely, why are Asian and Hispanic elders more likely than native White elders to live in extended households and will the differences in living arrangements between Asian and Hispanic elders and native Whites converge as assimilation proceeds, have not been settled. Although several studies found that Asian and Hispanic differences with native Whites in extended living diminished after controlling for demographic characteristics, social and economic resources, and assimilation, large differences remained unaccounted for (Blank and Torrecilha 1998; Burr and Mutchler 1992, 1993; Kamo and Zhou 1994; Lubben and Becerra 1987; Mutchler and Frisbie 1987; Wilmoth, DeJong, and Himes 1997). This study addresses those questions anew by looking at patterns of extended living among foreign- and native-born Asian and Hispanic elders from 11 different origins.…”

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Elderly Asian and Hispanic Foreign- and Native-Born Living Arrangements: Accounting for Differences

Gurak

Kritz

2010

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This study examines the relative importance of demographic, resource, and assimilation statuses in explaining the living arrangements of foreign- and native-born Asian and Hispanic elders from 11 origins in 2000 and accounting for why these groups have higher levels of extended living than native-born Whites. Drawing on the 2000 Public Use Microdata 5% Sample (PUMS) files and using logistic regression, the findings show that demographic characteristics are the major determinants of elderly extended living, followed by resource availability, assimilation, and group origin. Assimilation, on the other hand, is the major determinant of group differences between native White and Asian and Hispanic elders. While findings provide support for assimilation theory, the persistence of differentials across Asian and Hispanic groups after controlling for model covariates, and modest increases in extended living for most native-born Asian and Hispanic groups as well as native Whites in the 1990s underscores the enduring nature of ethnic diversity in living arrangements.

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2010

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“…Latino children are especially likely to experience a dropoff in grandparent coresidence after early childhood: 26% of children under 6 reside with a grandparent, compared to 8% of older children. Among Latino families, laterally extended households (e.g., a child living with an aunt or uncle rather than a grandparent) are also more likely to dissolve following a child’s birth, as parents break off to establish nuclear households with their children (Blank, 1998; Blank and Torrecilha, 1998). In a longitudinal study following urban African American children into adolescence, Hunter and Ensminger (1992) found that extended family transitions were more common than nuclear family transitions: The vast majority of children living with extended family had at least one extended family member leave the household during their study.…”

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Extended household transitions, race/ethnicity, and early childhood cognitive outcomes

Mollborn

Fomby

Dennis

2012

Social Science Research

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Beyond mothers’ union status transitions, other adults’ transitions into and out of the household contribute to family instability, particularly in early childhood. Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (N≅8,550), this study examines associations between extended household transitions and age 2 cognitive development. A substantial minority of toddlers experiences these transitions, and their consequences vary by household member type, entry versus exit, and race/ethnicity. Extended household transitions predict lower cognitive scores for white children, but the selection of low-socioeconomic status families into extended households explains these disparities. Grandparent transitions predict significantly higher cognitive scores for African American and Latino children than whites, and some “other adult” transitions predict higher scores for Latinos than African Americans and whites. Extended household transitions’ consequences are independent of co-occurring residential moves and partner transitions. Findings suggest that studying extended household transitions is useful for understanding children’s early development, and their consequences vary by race/ethnicity.

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“…Reflecting the family living arrangements of the Puerto Rican household in the United States (Blank and Torrecilla 1998), participants in this study include biological mothers and other maternal figures (e.g., foster mothers, grandmothers, aunts, older sisters) responsible for care of children aged 10–19 years at the time of the interview. We refer to all these primary caretakers as “mothers” throughout this paper.…”

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Influential Factors of Puerto Rican Mother–Child Communication About Sexual Health Topics

Torres

Granberry

Person

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Matern Child Health J

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Introduction Latina mothers play a central role in raising and socializing their children; however, few studies have examined the cultural, socio-cognitive and neighborhood-related variables influencing the level of communication between Puerto Rican mothers and their children about sexuality and sexual health. This cross-sectional study sought to examine these influences. Methods Puerto Rican mothers with children aged 10–19 years (n = 193) were selected randomly for an ethnographic interview as part of a community participatory action research project in a U.S. urban northeastern community. Results Bivariate analyses found statistically significant associations between the child’s age (p = 0.002), the mother’s past communication about traditional gender role norms of women (marianismo) (p < 0.001), her positive outcome expectations for communications with her child (p < 0.025), and her perceptions of the physical condition (p < 0.001) and sexual health problems (p = 0.047) in the neighborhood. In a multivariate model, all of these variables remained significant except sexual health problems, and mother’s attitudes toward the obligations of children to parents (familismo) emerged as a factor associated with a decrease in the number of sexual health topics that mothers raised with their children. No significant effects were found for mother’s spiritual and religious experience (religiosidad). Discussion Our study highlights the importance of marianismo as a framework within which Puerto Rican mothers communicate sexual health information as well as the need to improve mothers’ confidence discussing sexual health issues with their children. Future public health interventions to promote communication about sexuality and sexual health among Puerto Rican mothers should consider addressing this issue as a part of comprehensive neighborhood improvement projects.

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Understanding the Living Arrangements of Latino Immigrants: A Life Course Approach

Cited by 41 publications

References 23 publications

Elderly Asian and Hispanic Foreign- and Native-Born Living Arrangements: Accounting for Differences

Elderly Asian and Hispanic Foreign- and Native-Born Living Arrangements: Accounting for Differences

Extended household transitions, race/ethnicity, and early childhood cognitive outcomes

Influential Factors of Puerto Rican Mother–Child Communication About Sexual Health Topics

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