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Social Constructionism, Parental Ethnotheories, and Sex Education: Exploring Values and Belief Systems in a Mexican/Mexican-American Population

Major, Adia Y.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1244648092

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2009, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Cross-Cultural, International Education.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of three cultural components on Mexican-American/Mexican identity. After an exhaustive review of literature relating to sociology, health, religion, and sexuality, three main themes emerged in terms of shaping the values and belief systems of Mexican-Americans/Mexicans. These themes are familism, parental ethnotheories, and religion. This study then explores how these themes may influence sexual education programs that target Mexican-American/Mexican adolescents. The central hypothesis is that sexual education programs that serve a Mexican-American adolescent population must address issues of familism, parental ethnotheories, and religion in order to be culturally relevant and effective. The current study employs a qualitative research methodology that is informed by a social constructionist conceptual framework and a grounded theory analysis of the accumulated data.
Margaret Booth, PhD (Advisor)
Christopher Frey, PhD (Committee Member)
Sandra Faulkner, PhD (Committee Member)
117 p.
Cultural Anthropology; Education; Families and Family Life; Health Education; Hispanic Americans
Mexican-American adolescents; parental ethnotheories; Mexican-American parents; social constructionism; sex education; sexual health education; prevention strategies

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  • Major, A. Y. (2009). Social Constructionism, Parental Ethnotheories, and Sex Education: Exploring Values and Belief Systems in a Mexican/Mexican-American Population [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1244648092

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Major, Adia. Social Constructionism, Parental Ethnotheories, and Sex Education: Exploring Values and Belief Systems in a Mexican/Mexican-American Population. 2009. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1244648092.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Major, Adia. "Social Constructionism, Parental Ethnotheories, and Sex Education: Exploring Values and Belief Systems in a Mexican/Mexican-American Population." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1244648092

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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