School-related problems of Mexican-American adolescents |
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| Authors: | Brenda Bryant Arnold Meadow |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Assistant Professor of Human Development Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences University of California, Davis Davis, California 95616 USA;2. Professor of Clinical Psychology Department of Psychiatry University of California, Davis Davis, California 95616, USA |
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| Abstract: | An attempt is made to explain certain selected aspects of the school problems of some Mexican-American adolescents by an analysis of major cultural themes. The data presented suggest that for some Mexican-American adolescents, school has at least the following four meanings: (1) a place where teachers are frequently perceived and treated as authority figures similar to their fathers and, therefore, are targets of rebellion; (2) a place lacking strict external prhibition of encounters with the opposite sex; (3) a public arena of activity where one can bring honor or shame to one's family: and (4) an institution which expects participating individuals to value individual competition and success. Finally, these problems are discussed with respect to problems that Mexican-American female adolescents have in direct expression of anger. |
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| Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be sent to the first author. |
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