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Extended Family Integration Among Euro and Mexican Americans: Ethnicity, Gender, and Class
Author(s) -
Sarkisian Natalia,
Gerena Mariana,
Gerstel Naomi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of marriage and family
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 159
eISSN - 1741-3737
pISSN - 0022-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00342.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , mexican americans , social class , demography , class (philosophy) , dimension (graph theory) , psychology , cohabitation , national survey of family growth , survey data collection , demographic economics , social psychology , sociology , geography , political science , economics , family planning , population , research methodology , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , anthropology , computer science , pure mathematics , law , archaeology
This article compares the extended family integration of Euro and Mexican American women and men and assesses the importance of class and culture in explaining ethnic differences. Using National Survey of Families and Households II data ( N = 7,929), we find that ethnic differences depend on the dimension of integration. Mexican Americans exhibit higher rates of kin coresidence and proximity, but lower rates of financial support than Euro Americans. Two additional differences exist only among women: Mexican American women are more likely than Euro American women to give household or child care help. As to the explanation for these differences, social class is the key factor; cultural variables have little effect. Our findings support a theoretical framework attending to intersections among ethnicity, gender, and class.