Cultural Adjustment and Hispanic Adolescent Drug Use

摘要: Perhaps no single issue in the drug field is more illuminating and enigmatic than relationship between culture use. Epidemiological surveys Latin America have consistently shown very low levels of adolescent use, even countries that are primary producers exporters illicit drugs. The contrast endemic American use minimal points to importance investigating social cultural factors explain variations United States. There something about society engenders experimentation addiction at a much higher rate experienced other nations. Despite obvious this information for research public policy, almost nothing has been done systematically address issue. One most ways search answers by effects adjustment on among Hispanic adolescents. adolescents an appropriate group examining culturedrug because they coming from ethnic strong prohibitions against highly familistic (Vega, 1990), population heterogeneous, since it includes recent immigrants families with multiple generations States (Zimmerman et al., 1994). Therefore, we can anticipate wide range adherence traditional practices behaviors moderate drug-using behavior. two basic conceptual approaches pertinent linking contemporary psychological theories These concepts acculturation acculturative stress (Berry, Poortinga, Segall, & Dasen, 1995; Triandis, Acculturation refers process gaining new either retaining or losing specific aspects one’s origin (i.e., deculturation). Acculturative by-product personal exposures