A Three-generation Study of Mexican-Americans

Creator:Kyriakos S. Markides
Abstract:N/A
Universe:Mexican Americans between the ages of 65 and 80 who had at least one child and one ever-married grandchild (at least 18 years old) in the same family line
Funding Agency:National Institute on Aging.
Grant Number:5-R01-AG-01573
Purpose:Despite a dramatic increase in attention over the last decade to the special needs of the elderly, there has been little research on minority aged, including Mexican Americans, now the second largest and rapidly growing ethnic group in the United States. A major objective of the study is to describe the place of older Mexican Americans in the extended family, by obtaining information on relations between generations, frequency of contact, amount of intergenerational social support, strength of affectual ties, etc. A second objective of the study is to describe generational changes in various attitudes and behaviors (e.g., occupational achievement, marital relations, sex roles, fertiIity, religious affiliation, health care) taking place among Mexican Americans.
Geographic Coverage:San Antonio, Texas
Geographic Level(s):CITY

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Collection Information

Version History:Study Proposal: 1979-11-01; Study Funding: 1980-06-01; Defining concepts: 1980-07-01; Designing instrument (questionnaire): 1980-07-25; Questionnaire translation: 1980-09-01

Version 5.0 of this document was created by Markides, and was last updated on 1980-09-01T00:00:00-00:00.