Conceptions of acculturation: A review and statement of critical issues

Maria Lopez-Class; Felipe Castro; Amelie G. Ramirez

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.011

Conceptions of acculturation: A review and statement of critical issues

Maria Lopez-Class, Felipe Castro, Amelie G. Ramirez

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This article reviews evidence for re-conceptualizing acculturation status and acculturation process in health care research with United States (U.S.) Latino populations. Prior literature on acculturation has focused on: (a) acculturative change towards the dominant culture, (b) acculturation as it occurs with Mexican Americans, and (c) language as the principal component of acculturation. We review empirically based health research on acculturation and propose an ecodevelopmental framework for better understanding the process of acculturation. We then offer recommendations that may assist public health researchers, policymakers and program developers in better understanding "real world" acculturation. This includes understanding acculturation within this ecodevelopmental context for a more complete understanding of the acculturation process and its influences on health-related behaviors, with aims of reducing or eliminating health disparities in Latino populations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1555-1562
Number of pages	8
Journal	Social Science and Medicine
Volume	72
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.011
State	Published - May 2011

Keywords

Acculturation
Contextual approaches
Latino subgroups
Review
USA

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Health(social science)
History and Philosophy of Science

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