Acculturation Among Latino Immigrants
The Effects of Acculturation
Acculturation, a natural part of coming to America that affects many Latino immigrants. The culture that immigrants come to America with and the culture their children grow up with are very different. The effects of acculturation are very harmful to Latinos immigrants and their children. It affects their mental health, physical health, and their family relationships.
Latinos tend to keep the damaging parts of their culture which leads to health complications. “ The strongest evidence points toward a negative effect of acculturation on health behaviors overall-substance abuse, diet, and birth outcomes (low birthweight and prematurity)- among Latinos living in the United States.(Lara, Gamboa, Kahramanian, Morales, & Bautista 2005). Acculturation makes it that Latino immigrants do not have to break their unhealthy behaviors. These behaviors leads to substance abuse and bad birth outcomes. “ The negative effect of acculturation on drug use, including marijuana, cocaine, and other illicit drugs, has been demonstrated in adults, pregnant women, and …show more content…
Newly arrived Latino parents have a difficult time getting used to America’s culture than their children. Their difficulty adjusting causes a culture gap that challenges Latino family values.”The cultural differences between parents and children can cause conflict, resulting in misunderstanding, frustration and extended family conflicts.” (Berman et al., 2006, Benson 2013). Acculturation can cause parents and their children to become alienated. “(Martinez (2006), Benson 2013) found that immigrant Latino parents experience frustration when they are unable to reestablish authority with their more “Americanized’’ children and thus may in turn reduce their attempts to support, communicate and properly monitor their teens, which increases the adolescents’ susceptibility to peer influences and substance
Acculturation, a natural part of coming to America that affects many Latino immigrants. The culture that immigrants come to America with and the culture their children grow up with are very different. The effects of acculturation are very harmful to Latinos immigrants and their children. It affects their mental health, physical health, and their family relationships.
Latinos tend to keep the damaging parts of their culture which leads to health complications. “ The strongest evidence points toward a negative effect of acculturation on health behaviors overall-substance abuse, diet, and birth outcomes (low birthweight and prematurity)- among Latinos living in the United States.(Lara, Gamboa, Kahramanian, Morales, & Bautista 2005). Acculturation makes it that Latino immigrants do not have to break their unhealthy behaviors. These behaviors leads to substance abuse and bad birth outcomes. “ The negative effect of acculturation on drug use, including marijuana, cocaine, and other illicit drugs, has been demonstrated in adults, pregnant women, and …show more content…
Newly arrived Latino parents have a difficult time getting used to America’s culture than their children. Their difficulty adjusting causes a culture gap that challenges Latino family values.”The cultural differences between parents and children can cause conflict, resulting in misunderstanding, frustration and extended family conflicts.” (Berman et al., 2006, Benson 2013). Acculturation can cause parents and their children to become alienated. “(Martinez (2006), Benson 2013) found that immigrant Latino parents experience frustration when they are unable to reestablish authority with their more “Americanized’’ children and thus may in turn reduce their attempts to support, communicate and properly monitor their teens, which increases the adolescents’ susceptibility to peer influences and substance