759
Views
21
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
LATIN AMERICA

Culture-Related Strengths Among Latin American Families

A Case Study of Brazil

, , &
Pages 335-360 | Published online: 08 Oct 2008

References

  • Azevedo , H. S. 1994 . The family in Brazil . Canadian Home Economics Journal , 44 : 111 – 114 .
  • Balán , J. 2002 . “ Introduction ” . In Citizens of fear: Urban violence in Latin America , Edited by: Rotker , S. 1 – 6 . New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press .
  • Barrera , M. and Li , S. A. 1996 . “ The relation of family support to adolescents' psychological distress and behavior problems ” . In Handbook of social support and the family , Edited by: Pierce , G. R. , Sarason , B. R. and Sarason , I. G. 313 – 343 . New York : Plenum .
  • Baumrind , D. 1991 . The influence of parenting style on adolescent competence and substance abuse . Journal of Early Adolescence , 11 : 56 – 95 .
  • Barry , H. III , Child , I. L. and Bacon , M. K. 1959 . Relation of child training to substinence economy . American Anthropologist , 61 : 51 – 63 .
  • Bock , E. , Iutaka , S. and Berardo , F. M. 1975 . Maintenance of the extended family in urban areas of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile . Journal of Comparative Family Studies , 6 : 31 – 45 .
  • Bontempo , R. , Lobel , S. and Triandis , H. 1990 . Compliance and value internalization in Brazil and the U.S . Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology , 21 : 200 – 213 .
  • Braten , S. 1996 . When toddlers provide care: Infants' companion space . Childhood , 3 : 449 – 465 .
  • Carlo , G. 2005 . “ Care-based and altruistically-based morality ” . In Handbook of moral development , Edited by: Killen , M. and Smetana , J. G. 551 – 579 . Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates .
  • Carlo , G. , Carranza , M. and Zamboanga , B. L. 2002 . Culture and ecology of Latinos on the Great Plains: An introduction . Great Plains Research , 12 : 3 – 12 .
  • Carlo , G. , Fabes , R. A. , Laible , D. J. and Kupanoff , K. 1999 . Early adolescence and prosocial/moral behavior II: The role of social and contextual influences . Journal of Early Adolescence , 19 : 133 – 147 .
  • Carlo , G. and Koller , S. 1998 . Desenvolvimento moral pro-social em criancas e adolescentes: Conceitos, metodologias, e Pesquisas no Brazil (Prosocial development in children and adolescents: Concepts, methodologies, and research in Brazil) . Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa (Psychology: Theory and Research) , 14 : 161 – 172 .
  • Carlo , G. , Koller , S. H. and Eisenberg , N. 1996 . A cross-national study on the relations among prosocial moral reasoning, gender role orientations, and prosocial behaviors . Developmental Psychology , 32 : 231 – 240 .
  • Carlo , G. , Koller , S. and Eisenberg , N. 1998 . Prosocial moral reasoning in institutionalized delinquent, orphaned, and noninstitutionalized Brazilian adolescents . Journal of Adolescent Research , 13 : 363 – 376 .
  • Carlo , G. , Roesch , S. C. , Knight , G. P. and Koller , S. H. 2001 . Between-or withinculture variation? Culture group as a moderator of the relations between individual differences and resource allocation preferences . Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology , 22 : 559 – 579 .
  • Carlo , G. , Roesch , S. and Koller , S. H. 1999 . Cross-national and gender similarities and differences in prosocial moral reasoning between Brazilian and European-American college students . Interamerican Journal of Psychology , 33 : 151 – 172 .
  • CIA. 2005 . The world factbook-Brazil Retrieved on November 21, 2005, from http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/br.html
  • Cohen , S. and Wills , T. A. 1985 . Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis . Psychological Bulletin , 98 : 310 – 357 .
  • The Consortium on the School-Based Promotion of Social Competence . 1994 . “ The school-based promotion of social competence: Theory, research, practice, and policy ” . In Stress, risk, and resilience in children and adolescents: Processes, mechanisms, and interventions , Edited by: Haggerty , R. J. , Sherrod , L. R. , Garmezy , N. and Rutter , M. 268 – 316 . Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
  • de Guzman , M. R. T. and Carlo , G. 2004 . Family, peer, and acculturative correlates of prosocial development among Latino youth in Nebraska . Great Plains Research , 14 : 185 – 202 .
  • de Guzman , M. R. T. , Carlo , G. , Ontai , L. L. , Koller , S. H. and Knight , G. P. 2004 . Developmental and gender differences in friendship nominations and ratings among Brazilian children . Sex Roles , 51 : 217 – 225 .
  • de Guzman , M. R. T. , Edwards , C. P. and Carlo , G. 2005 . Prosocial behaviors in context: A study of the Gikuyu children of Ngecha, Kenya . Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology , 26 : 542 – 558 .
  • Delgado-Gaitan , C. 1994 . “ Socializing young children in Mexican-American families: An intergenerational perspective ” . In Cross-cultural roots of minority child development , Edited by: Greenfield , P. M. and Cocking , R. R. 55 – 86 . Hillsdale, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum .
  • DeSouza , E. R. , Baldwin , J. , Koller , S. H. and Narvaz , M. 2004 . “ A Latin American perspective on the study of gender ” . In Praeger guide to the psychology of gender , Edited by: Paludi , M. A. 41 – 67 . Westport, CT : Praeger Publishers .
  • Diversi , M. , Moraes , N. and Morelli , M. 1999 . “ Daily reality on the streets of Campinas, Brazil ” . In Homeless and working youth around the world: Exploring developmental issues , Edited by: Raffaelli , M. and Larson , R. W. 19 – 34 . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
  • Edwards , C. P. , Knoche , L. , Aukrust , V. , Kumru , A. and Kim , M. 2006 . “ Parental ethnotheories of child development: Looking beyond independence and individualism in American belief systems ” . In Indigenous and cultural psychology: Understanding people in context , Edited by: Kim , U. , Yang , K. and Hwang , K. 141 – 162 . New York : Springer .
  • Eisenberg , N. , Guthrie , I. K. , Cumberland , A. , Murphy , B. C. , Shepard , S. A. , Zhou , Q. and Carlo , G. 2002 . Prosocial development in early adulthood: A longitudinal study . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 82 : 993 – 1006 .
  • Eisenberg , N. and Fabes , R. A. 1998 . “ Prosocial development ” . In Handbook of Child Development, Vol. 4: Social, emotional and personality development ( , 5th ed. , Edited by: Eisenberg , N. and Damon , W. 701 – 778 . New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. .
  • Eisenberg , N. and Murphy , B. 1995 . “ Parenting and children's moral development ” . In Handbook of parenting, Vol. 4: Applied and practical parenting Edited by: Bornstein , M. H. 227 – 257 . 227 – 257 . 1995
  • Frauenglass , S. , Routh , D. K. and Pantin , H. M. 1997 . Family support decreases influence of deviant peers on Hispanic adolescents' substance use . Journal of Clinical Child Psychology , 26 : 15 – 23 .
  • Freeberg , A. L. and Stein , C. H. 1996 . Felt obligations towards parents in Mexican-American and Anglo-American young adults . Journal of Social and Personal Relationships , 13 : 457 – 471 .
  • Fonseca , C. 1991 . “ Spouses, siblings, and sex-linked bonding: A look at kinship organization in a Brazilian slum ” . In Family, household and gender relations in Latin America , Edited by: Jelin , E. 133 – 160 . London, , UK : Kegan Paul International and UNESCO .
  • Fuligni , A. J. , Tseng , V. and Lam , M. 1999 . Attitudes toward family obligations among American adolescents with Asian, Latin American, and European backgrounds . Child Development , 70 : 1030 – 1044 .
  • Gilbert , A. 1996 . “ The Latin American mega-city: An introduction ” . In The mega-city in Latin America , Edited by: Gilbert , A. 1 – 24 . United Nations University Press .
  • Gouveia , V. V. , de Albuquerque , F. J. B. , Clemente , M. and Espinosa , P. 2002 . Human values and social identities: A study in two collectivist cultures . International Journal of Psychology , 37 : 333 – 342 .
  • Hofstede , G. 2001 . National cultures revisited . Behavior Science Research , 18 : 285 – 305 .
  • Huston , A. C. 1983 . “ Sex-typing ” . In Handbook of Child Psychology: Vol. 4 Socialization, personality, and social development , Edited by: Mussen , P. H. 387 – 467 . New York : Wiley .
  • Hutz , C. S. , Koller , S. H. and Biaggio , A. M. Attitudes toward adultery, violence, and neglect in Brazilian men and women . Paper presented at the Meeting of the American Psychological Association . Washington, D. C..
  • Kerr , M. H. , Beck , K. , Shattuck , T. D. , Kattar , C. and Uriburu , D. 2003 . Family involvement, problem and prosocial behavior outcomes of Latino Youth . American Journal of Health Behavior , 27 ( Supplement 1 ) : S55 – S65 .
  • Knight , G. , Bernal , M. and Carlo , G. Socialization and the development of cooperative, competitive, and individualistic behaviors among Mexican American children . Meeting the challenge of linguistic and cultural diversity in early childhood education, Vol. 6: Yearbook in Early Childhood Education . Edited by: Garcia , E. E. and McLaughlin , B. M. pp. 85 – 102 . New York : Teachers College Press .
  • Knight , G. P. and Kagan , S. 1982 . Siblings, birth order, and cooperative-competitive social behavior: A comparison of Anglo-American and Mexican-American children . Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology , 13 : 239 – 249 .
  • Korin , E. C. 1996 . “ Brazilian families ” . In Ethnicity and family therapy, , 2nd ed. , Edited by: McGoldrick , M. , Giordano , J. and Pearce , J. K. 200 – 213 . New York : Guilford Press .
  • Krug , E. G. , Dahlberg , L. L. , Mercy , J. A. , Zwi , A. B. and Lozano , R. , eds. 2002 . World report on violence and health , Geneva, , Switzerland : World Health Organization . Retrieved January 6, 2005, from http://www.who.org
  • Laible , D. J. , Carlo , G. and Roesch , S. C. 2004 . Pathways to self-esteem in late adolescence: The role of parent and peer attachment, empathy, and social behaviours . Journal of Adolescence , 27 : 703 – 716 .
  • LeVine , R. A. 1988 . “ Human parental care: Universal goals, cultural strategies, individual behavior ” . In Parental behavior in diverse societies: New direction for child development, Vol. 40 , Edited by: LeVine , R. A. , Miller , P. M. and West , M. M. 3 – 12 . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
  • Lopez-Carlos , A. and Zahidi , S. 2005 . Women's empowerment: Measuring the global gender gap Retrieved January 30, 2006, from the World Economic Forum, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/16_05_05_gender_gap.pdf
  • Maccoby , E. E. and Martin , J. A. 1983 . “ Socialization in the context of the family: Parent-child interaction ” . In Handbook of child psychology: Vol. 4. Socialization, personality, and social development , 4th ed. , Edited by: Mussen , P. H. and Hetherington , E. M. 1 – 101 . New York : Wiley . Vol. Ed.
  • Marteleto , L. 2005 . Retrieved January 30, 2006, from http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/pubs/pdf/rr05–584.pdfFamily size, demographic change, and education attainment: The case of Brazil (Population Studies Center Research Report No. 05–0584)
  • McDade , K. 1995 . “ How we parent: Race and ethnic differences ” . In American families: Issues in race and ethnicity , Edited by: Jacobson , C. K. 283 – 300 . New York : Garland Publishing .
  • McCloyd , V. C. 1998 . “ Changing demographics in the American population: Implications for research on minority children ” . In Studying minority adolescents , Edited by: McCloyd , V. C. and Steingberg , L. 3 – 28 . Mahwah, NJ : Erlbaum .
  • Munroe , R. L. and Munroe , R. H. 1977 . Cooperation and competition among East African and American children . Journal of Social Psychology , 101 : 145 – 146 .
  • PAHO. 2001 . A saúde no Brazil-2002 [Health in Brazil-2002] , Brazilia, DF : Pan American Health Organization .
  • Raffaelli , M. 1997 . Family situation of street youth in Latin America: A cross-national review . International Social Work , 40 : 89 – 100 .
  • Raffaelli , M. , Carlo , G. , Carranza , M. A. and Gonzales-Kruger , G. E. 2005 . “ Understanding Latino children and adolescents in the mainstream: Placing culture at the center of developmental models ” . In New horizons in developmental research: New directions for child and adolescent development , Edited by: Larson , R. and Jensen , L. 23 – 32 . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
  • Raffaelli , M. , Koller , S. H. , Reppold , C. T. , Kuschick , F. M. B.K. and Bandeira , D. R. 2000 . Gender differences in Brazilian street youth's family circumstances and experiences on the street . Child Abuse and Neglect , 24 : 1431 – 1441 .
  • Ramirez , J. R. , Crano , W. D. , Quist , R. , Burgoon , M. , Alvaro , E. M. and Grandpre , J. 2004 . Acculturation, familism, parental monitoring, and knowledge as predictors of marijuana and inhalant use in adolescents . Psychology of Addictive Behaviors , 18 : 3 – 11 .
  • Rotheram-Borus , M. J. and Phinney , J. S. 1990 . Patterns of social expectations among Black and Mexican-American children . Child Development , 61 : 542 – 556 .
  • Sabogal , F. , Marin , G. , Otero-Sabogal , R. , Marin , B. V. and Perez-Stable , E. J. 1987 . Hispanic familism and acculturation: What changes and what doesn't? . Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences , 9 : 397 – 412 .
  • Sarason , B. R. , Sarason , I. G. and Gurung , R. A. R. 1997 . “ Close personal relationships and health outcomes: A key to the role of social support ” . In Handbook of personal relationships: Theory, research and interventions ( , 2nd ed. , Edited by: Duck , S. 547 – 573 . Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley .
  • Schwartz , S. H. 1992 . “ Universals in the content and structure of values: Theoretical advances and empirical tests in 20 countries ” . In Advances in experimental social psychology, Vol. 25 , Edited by: Zanna , M. P. 1 – 65 . Orlando, FL : Academic Press .
  • Shapira , A. and Madsen , M. C. 1969 . Cooperative and competitive behavior of kibbutz and urban children in Israel . Child Development , 40 : 609 – 617 .
  • Shapira , A. and Madsen , M. C. 1974 . Between-and within-group cooperation and competition among kibbutz and non-kibbutz children . Developmental Psychology , 10 : 140 – 145 .
  • Sturm , F. G. 1991 . “ Epilogue ” . In Modern Brazil: Elites and masses in historical perspective , Edited by: Conniff , M. L. and McCann , F. D. 265 – 280 . Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press .
  • Suárez-Orozco , C. and Suárez-Orozco , M. M. 1995 . Transformations: Immigration, family life, and achievement motivation among Latino adolescents , Stanford : Stanford University Press .
  • Suárez-Orozco , C. , Todorova , I. L. G. and Louie , J. 2002 . Making up for lost time: The experience of separation and reunification among immigrant families . Family Process , 41 : 625 – 643 .
  • Suzuki , L. K. and Greenfield , P. M. 2002 . The construction of everyday sacrifice in Asian Americans and European Americans: The roles of ethnicity and acculturation . Cross-Cultural Research , 36 : 200 – 228 .
  • Thompson , R. A. 1998 . “ Early sociopersonality development ” . In Handbook of child psychology (5th ed.). Vol. 3. Social, emotional, and personality development , Edited by: Damon , W. 25 – 104 . New York : Wiley . (Series Ed.) & N. Eisenberg (Vol. Ed.)
  • Triandis , H. C. 1994 . “ Theoretical and methodological approaches to study of collectivism and individualism ” . In Individualism and collectivism: Theory, method, and application , Edited by: Kim , U. , Triandis , H. C. , Kagitcibasi , C. , Choi , S. and Yoon , G. 19 – 41 . London : UNICEF .
  • 2004 . State of the World's Children 2003 Available at http://www.unicef.org
  • Van Horn , K. R. and Marquez , J. C. 2000 . Interpersonal relationships in Brazilian adolescents . International Journal of Behavioral Development , 24 : 199 – 203 .
  • Whiting , B. B. and Edwards , C. P. 1988 . Children of different worlds: The formation of social behavior , Cambridge, MA : Harvard University .
  • Whiting , B. B. and Whiting , J. W. M. 1975 . Children of six cultures:A psycho-cultural analysis , Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press .
  • World Bank . 2003 . Overview: Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean Retrieved January 6, 2005, from http://www.worldbank.org/lacpoverty
  • Zahn-Waxler , C. , Radke-Yarrow , M. and King , R. A. 1979 . Child rearing and children's prosocial initiations toward victims of distress . Child Development , 50 : 319 – 330 .
  • Zahn-Waxler , C. , Friedman , S. L. and Cummings , E. M. 1983 . Children's emotions and behaviors in response to infants' cries . Child Development , 54 : 1522 – 1528 .
  • Zayas , L. H. and Solari , F. 1994 . Early childhood socialization in Hispanic families: Context, culture and practice implications . Professional Psychology: Research and Practice , 25 : 200 – 206 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.