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Acculturation, Social Context, And Drug Use: Findings From A Sample Of Hispanic Adolescents, Holly Miller
Acculturation, Social Context, And Drug Use: Findings From A Sample Of Hispanic Adolescents, Holly Miller
Holly Ventura Miller
Criminologists have largely neglected the influence of acculturation in the etiology of Hispanic drug use and delinquency. This is somewhat surprising since a long line of research from several disciplines has consistently linked higher levels of acculturation to greater incidence of negative social, health, and behavioral outcomes. A major shortcoming of this extant literature, however, is its failure to consider the acculturation-drug use link within a particular explanatory framework. This study attempts to address this oversight by examining the acculturation-drug use relationship within the context of gang membership, drug availability, and susceptibility to peer influence. Using data from a sample …
Reconsidering Hispanic Gang Membership And Acculturation In A Multivariate Context, Holly Miller, J. Barnes, Richard Hartley
Reconsidering Hispanic Gang Membership And Acculturation In A Multivariate Context, Holly Miller, J. Barnes, Richard Hartley
Holly Ventura Miller
Previous qualitative research has suggested that Hispanic gang membership is linked to the process of acculturation. Specifically, studies have indicated that those who are less assimilated into mainstream American or “Anglo” society are at greater risk for joining gangs. Building on these observations, this study examines the relationship between acculturation and gang membership within a theoretically and empirically informed multivariate framework. Based on a sample of Hispanic adolescents residing in the American Southwest, results largely supported previous qualitative studies that have suggested that a number of factors, including acculturation, are necessary to an understanding of gang membership within this demographic. …