Volunteerism among Mexican Youth in the United States: The Role of Family Capital

Autor/in	Ishizawa, Hiromi
Titel	Volunteerism among Mexican Youth in the United States: The Role of Family Capital
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 36 (2014) 3, S.247-264 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986314540860
Schlagwörter	Volunteers; Mexican Americans; Immigrants; Family Income; Parent Background; Educational Background; Correlation; Role; Family Characteristics; Acculturation; Occupational Aspiration; Gender Differences; Employment Level; Longitudinal Studies; Regression (Statistics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiwilliger; Hispanoamerikaner; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Familieneinkommen; Elternhaus; Vorbildung; Korrelation; Rollen; Akkulturation; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Geschlechterkonflikt; Beschäftigungsgrad; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	This study investigates patterns of volunteerism within a rapidly growing segment of the population, Mexican immigrant and Mexican origin youth, using data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002. These data show that volunteerism varies by immigrant generational status. Contradicting classical assimilation theory, first-generation Mexican immigrant youth are found to be more likely to engage in volunteerism compared with their third-plus-generation counterparts. This difference is most pronounced at the lower end of the family income spectrum. The study also analyzes the effects of components of family capital, family income and parental education, on youth volunteerism. Family income and parental education both have a positive effect on volunteerism, but the former is associated with volunteerism of any frequency and the latter with regular volunteerism. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10