Abstract
This study examines how ten, high-achieving, professional Mexican-American women negotiate the Mexican-American and Anglo cultures and identifies what impact this negotiation has on their sense of identity. The women's early socialization determines whether they acculturate to the dominant culture; irritate it; adapt to it; or reject it.
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Recommended Citation
de los Santos, E.
(1998).
The Formation of Identity in High-Achieving, Mexican-American Professional Women.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/1998/papers/24
The Formation of Identity in High-Achieving, Mexican-American Professional Women
This study examines how ten, high-achieving, professional Mexican-American women negotiate the Mexican-American and Anglo cultures and identifies what impact this negotiation has on their sense of identity. The women's early socialization determines whether they acculturate to the dominant culture; irritate it; adapt to it; or reject it.
