Culture-Specific Variables That May Affect Employment Outcomes for Mexican-American Youth with Disabilities.

Autor/in	Meier-Kronick, Nancy
Titel	Culture-Specific Variables That May Affect Employment Outcomes for Mexican-American Youth with Disabilities.
Quelle	(1993), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Change Strategies; Cultural Differences; Cultural Influences; Disabilities; Employment Patterns; Employment Programs; Hispanic American Culture; Mexican Americans; Performance Factors; Program Development; Secondary Education; Spanish Speaking; Supported Employment; Work Attitudes; Work Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lösungsstrategie; Kultureller Unterschied; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Handicap; Behinderung; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Employment program; Employment programme; Employment programmes; Beschäftigungsprogramm; Hispanistik; Hispanoamerikaner; Leistungsindikator; Programmplanung; Sekundarbereich; Arbeitsförderungsmaßnahme; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	This paper reviews variables specific to the Mexican-American culture that might influence work-related behavior and outcomes for youths with disabilities from this population. Areas covered include: parental/family network; cultural view of disability; religious influences; acculturation levels; language issues; education and employment relationships; substance abuse; folk illnesses; and cultural concepts such as "machismo," marianismo," and "familism." The paper then examines the limited (and possibly inconsistent) research on outcomes in supported employment and youth work programs for Latino youths with disabilities. These studies appear to show that these youths do as well as or better than their counterparts from other ethnicities. Recommendations for improvement in service delivery are offered, such as encouraging involvement from local minority business, developing cultural pride and awareness programming, and locating service programs in non-intimidating buildings accessible by public transportation. (Contains 27 references.) (JDD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01