Дисертації: "Hispanics United"

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Basurto-Dávila, Ricardo. "Selection, wear, and tear the health of Hispanics and Hispanic immigrants in the United States /." [Santa Monica, Calif.] : Pardee Rand Graduate School, 2009. http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/2009/RAND_RGSD244.pdf.

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Diaz-Valdes, Iriarte Antonia. "Retirement Intentions and Behaviors of Hispanics Compared to Non-Hispanics in the United States: A Three-Paper Dissertation." Thesis, Boston College, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108370.

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Thesis advisor: Christina Matz
Thesis advisor: Ce Shen
The aging of the population has imposed sustainability issues to Social Security, which has led to a glowing debate about what the full retirement age (FRA) should be and whether working longer is a fair and realistic expectation for everyone – or just for those who have a certain level of control over their retirement decision. It was estimated that by 2013, there were over 50% household at risk of financial insecurity in retirement. Thus, having to retire earlier might mean that individuals are in a particular precarious situation financially. Evidence suggests that in order to make ends meet, workers intend to stay on the job longer. About 27% of workers state they plan to work at retirement and 24% state they plan to continue to work until they are not able to do so. However, 50% of retiree retired earlier than planned, and only 24% of them did so because they realized they could afford retirement, while the remaining 76% retired involuntarily due to health or lay-offs. Evidence suggest that there are startling ethno-racial differences regarding retirement preparedness and planning. Hispanics tend to do little to none retirement planning, and tend to face retirement insecurity, which is expressed as high dependency in Social Security and poverty rates three times higher compared to non-Hispanic Whites. Some recent qualitative research has pointed out that for Hispanics there might be cultural elements at play. Few studies have explored ethno-racial disparities regarding retirement planning and decisions and the results are inconsistent. Ethno-racial and cultural variables are some of the most understudied variables in the retirement planning literature. The present dissertation seeks to contribute to fill some of these gaps by exploring ethno-racial differences between Hispanics and non-Hispanics in the U.S. regarding, retirement planning, retirement decisions and retirement outcomes. Results indicate that there are significant differences between Hispanics and non-Hispanics, especially foreign-born Hispanics. This as the result of the complex relationship of Hispanics’ culture and their migration experience that has been marked by diminished labor market conditions, which along with Hispanics’ lack of education and English proficiency has limited their working opportunities
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2019
Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Social Work
Discipline: Social Work

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Carmona, Jessica Abigail. "Personality Inventory DSM-5: A Spanish Translation for Hispanics in the United States." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2019. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8567.

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The Personality Inventory DSM-5 (PID-5) was created to measure personality pathology and help in the development of a dimensional conceptualization of personality disorders (Krueger, Derringer, Markon, Watson, & Skodol, 2012). It measures five maladaptive personality traits: Negative Affect, Detachment, Antagonism, Disinhibition and Psychoticism. The PID-5 has also garnered significant support for its hierarchical structure, five-factor structure across samples and translations, and its ability to predict variance in internalizing and externalizing disorders (Krueger & Markon, 2014). The current study builds on this literature by translating the PID-5 into Spanish spoken in Latin America and testing the replicability of the five-factor structure, reliability, and validity of the PID-5-Sp facets in a Hispanic sample. Using Mechanical Turk, 305 participants completed the PID-5-Spanish, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD7), Aggression Questionnaire-Revised (AQ-R) and the Big Five Inventory (BFI). EFA suggested a three-factor structure that resulted in two small factors that were conceptually similar to Antagonism and Detachment and one large global general distress factor. CFA results indicated that a five-factor solution had a poor fit for the current sample. Reliability was acceptable for most facets (α = .60-.95, M= .85). In general, PID-5-Sp domains showed moderate to strong correlations with theoretically congruent normative traits, with exception of Psychoticism, which was not significantly correlated with Openness to Experience (r = -.08, p = > .05). As expected, Detachment and Negative Affect predicted GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores. Aggression scores were predicted by Negative Affect, Antagonism and Disinhibition. Overall, the PID-5-Sp partially replicated previous validity and reliability findings. However, future research is needed to further test the five-factor structure and its replicability in non-Western samples.

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Vitale, Antonella. "Selective Assimilation and Persistence of Ethnicity. The Case of Hispanics in the United States." Thesis, Universita' degli Studi di Catania, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10761/391.

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This thesis faces with the issue of interethnic relationships within the wider phenomenon of migration. The theories developed over time about the modes of incorporation of immigrants into the host society are investigated and assessed, highlighting in particular the value attributed to ethnicity. The ethnicity, in fact, while considered from many an element that hampers the immigrant integration process, is viewed here as a functional instrument of social integration. The selective assimilation theory proposed by A. Portes is used as theoretical framework. Through a descriptive analysis of census data on the main trends concerning the Hispanic group in the United States, an evident persistence of ethnicity has emerged. First, Hispanics tend to be spatially concentrated not only in the first stage of their incorporation process, but even in the choice of more sedentary settlements maintaining alive their ethnicity and drawing benefits from it. The ethnic group, moreover, has proved to be an important source for the economic integration through the increase of Hispanic ethnic entrepreneurships. The ethnicity was proven to be a substantial element of the immigrant integration process, not simply a subjective and symbolic dimension.

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Chuquizuta, Maria Teresa. "The Hispanic American dream vs. the dream act and an overview of Hispanics' agenda in American public policy." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2009. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1246.

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This item is only available in print in the UCF Libraries. If this is your Honors Thesis, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world by following the instructions on the distribution consent form at http://library.ucf.edu/Systems/DigitalInitiatives/DigitalCollections/InternetDistributionConsentAgreementForm.pdf You may also contact the project coordinator, Kerri Bottorff, at kerri.bottorff@ucf.edu for more information.
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Ortiz, Rosa Y. "Public misperceptions about undocumented immigrants in United States." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/12004.

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Master of Arts
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Laszlo Kulcsar
Undocumented immigrants are an exploited and disenfranchised faction of society that garner counterfactual attitudes by the public. This study aims to dispel myths held among the public by contesting fiction with facts. First, I argue that media sources and misinformation have culpability in inciting the publics' misguided perceptions about undocumented immigrants. For example, the images propelled to viewers reproduce moral panics, stratification, subjugation, social injustice and the fallacious notion that Mexican‟s are representative of all Hispanic unauthorized immigrants. This thesis then examines the public opinion responses of participants from the CBS and New York Times monthly survey poll of May 2007, compared to academic and government sources on health care, terrorism, and economics. The analysis concludes that participants‟ responses reveal misconceptions on the usage of health care by undocumented immigrants; the threat of terrorism as a means to deny Hispanics citizenship; the economic impact of cost to benefit analysis of the undocumented; and that Mexicans are not representative of all undocumented immigrant groups.

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Orejuela, Manuel A. (Manuel Angel). "On the cost of ethnicity : an empirical analysis of relative wages of Hispanics in the United States." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69380.

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Hernandez, Javier. "An exploratory study of Hispanic officer recruiting in the Mexican-American community of South-Central Los Angeles: implications for the officer corps of the future." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Jun%5FHernandez.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Leadership and Human Resource Development)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2003.
Thesis advisor(s): Alice M. Crawford, Mark J. Eitelberg. Includes bibliographical references (p. 127). Also available online.

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Page, Jim Larkin. "Home-based family literacy practices of an Hispanic family: A case study of activities, functions, and the interface with school-based literacy expectations." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2006. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5353/.

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This study examined the home-based family literacy practices of one Hispanic family, especially focusing on the parents' memories of home-based and school-based literacy activities, current home-based literacy activities and functions, and the interface of home-based family literacy practices and school-based literacy expectations. Ethnographic data offered insight into the understanding that literacy acquisition begins in the home and is dependent and reflective of literacy experiences that are sociocultural based. These home-based family literacy activities and functions are broad in scope and are valuable forms of literacy. However, these activities of marginalized families are often regarded as unimportant and/or unrelated to school-based literacy expectations, and therefore inferior. In response to this perceived mismatch between home-based family literacy activities and school-based literacy expectations, educators approached families from a deficit perspective. This deficit assumption created a sense of devalue on the part of the parents, who assisted their children by culturally and socially relevant means. To meet the school-based literacy expectations familial relationships were jeopardized as the pressure, frustration, and guilt from educators can result in emotional and physical abuse from mother to her children.

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Stoyell, Michelle C. "Barriers to Group Therapy for Latino College Students in the United States." Wright State University Professional Psychology Program / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1375742364.

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Muir, Alisia N. "United States-Mexico Dual Resident's Perceptions of Heritage and Acculturation." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6070.

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United States' policy makers have been challenged creating understandable nutrition labels and effective healthy food campaigns for consumers of mixed heritage. Previous studies explored the sociocultural factors that influence Hispanics' abilities to navigate consumer food education programs, but little was known about how Mexican culture impacts those programs. The purpose of this study was to better understand those factors. Research questions focused on the experiences of residents of a west Texas town regarding their food decision-making process about food choices and their understanding of food education information. The purpose of this phenomenological research was to explore how Mexican culture effected navigation through these programs. I used the theory of dietary acculturation, environmental theory, and advocacy coalition framework as the lenses to view this phenomenon. Data were generated from 9 interviews with primary decision makers concerning food choices for their households. Interview data were open coded to obtain themes suggested by study participants. Results indicated that participants considered healthy food and used varying approaches when selecting healthy food. Family time was an important factor in food choice. Healthy foods messages came from personal physicians, local marketing, and government agencies. The quality and cost of American products were often a consideration. Participants indicated that access to current health information and Mexican food products are integral to making future healthy food choices. The implications for positive social change may include raising awareness among state and federal policy makers of the factors influencing healthy food choices in effective nutrition labeling and healthy food education programs.

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Murillo, Sofia. "The Lived Experiences of Latina Women Immigrating to the United States: Adolescent Development and Acculturation." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1527949738986007.

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Matti, Matthew, and Joakim Kesertzi. "Labor discrimination in the US : A study about ethnic discrimination against Hispanics in the United States’ labor market and how Donald Trump’s involvement has affected it." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-105083.

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In this paper, we investigate if there is any ethnic discrimination towards Hispanics in the labor market for the US and how Donald Trump’s involvement has affected it. By comparing the income of Hispanics with White-Americans with data collected from IPUMS between the years 2010-2019. We investigated the period before and after 2016 when he got elected as the new president for the United States. We looked further into his different statements against the Hispanic population and how that might have affected the Hispanics overall. This paper result was obtained through the difference in difference model with the help of our linear probability model. From this model, a different coefficient and a dummy variable were created to get a result with accuracy for this study. The results showed that the logarithmic income for both ethnicities has decreased over time, but just slightly. Furthermore, our results indicated no increased ethnic discrimination in terms of income during our given time interval. However, we could see a difference in educational attainment. Those with higher education earned more after 2016 than previous years, which goes for Hispanics and White-Americans. We interpret the results by seeing no significant change in the Hispanic’s income level, meaning that Trump did not affect their income. However, we can conclude that there was an income gap before Trump's presidency started and that his time as president did neither increase nor decrease the gap between the two ethnicities in our research.

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Cortabarria, Vicuña Beatriz. "Non-standard spanish in the united states and translation norm behavior: a study of hospital and court interpreters." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/380160.

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La traducció i la interpretació en contextos altament regulats i especialitzats, com ara els hospitals i els tribunals de justícia dels Estats Units, requereixen la transferència de conceptes de L1 a L2 de la manera més consistent, eficient i eficaç. Els traductors i intèrprets que treballen en aquests àmbits pels hispanoparlants dels Estats Units es troben amb una comunitat integrada per persones de tots els països hispanoparlants del món, un grup divers amb una sèrie de diferències lingüístiques i culturals. Aquest problema s’agreuja pel caràcter especialitzat del llenguatge típic dels sistemes de salut i legals, els quals poden ser nous pels membres que formen part d’aquesta comunitat i de vegades també diferents dels sistemes dels seus propis països. El lèxic utilitzat per desenvolupar-se en aquests entorns l’aprenen generalment en el context del país on viuen, els Estats Units, i això afecta a la manera en la que es comuniquen en espanyol. Algunes de les solucions que els hispans dels Estats Units adopten en aquestes circumstàncies inclouen canvis de codi, préstecs lèxics i creacions híbrides que són més pràctiques per al seu funcionament en el nou paradigma, creant una forma singular del espanyol. Aquest estudi examina els reptes als que s’enfronten els traductors i professionals mèdics i legals durant el procés intercomunicatiu que es produeix en aquests àmbits i a l’entorn lingüístic i cultural als quals es desenvolupen. L’estudi explora igualment les decisions que prenen per a les seves traduccions, així com la motivació que les impulsa. Els resultats suggereixen que els traductors i intèrprets, especialment aquells amb més experiència professional, negocien entre la forma i la funció de les seves traduccions, amb la finalitat de satisfer les exigències comunicatives de la seva professió.
La traducción y la interpretación en contextos altamente regulados y especializados, como son los hospitales y los tribunales de justicia de los Estados Unidos, requiere la transferencia de conceptos de L1 a L2 de la forma más consistente, eficiente y efectiva. Los traductores e intérpretes que trabajan en estos ámbitos para los hispanohablantes de los Estados Unidos se encuentran con una comunidad integrada por personas de todos los países hispanohablantes del mundo, un grupo diverso con una serie de diferencias lingüísticas y culturales. Este problema se halla agravado por la índole especializada del lenguaje típico de los sistemas sanitario/médico y legal, los cuales pueden ser nuevos para los miembros que forman parte de esta comunidad y a veces también diferentes de los sistemas de sus propios países. El léxico utilizado para desenvolverse en estos entornos lo aprenden generalmente en el contexto del país donde viven, los Estados Unidos, y ello afecta a la forma en la que se comunican en español. Algunas de las soluciones que los hispanos de los Estados Unidos adoptan en estas circunstancias incluyen cambios de código, préstamos léxicos y creaciones híbridas que son más prácticos para su funcionamiento en el nuevo paradigma y que crean una forma singular del español. Este estudio examina los desafíos a los que se enfrentan los traductores e intérpretes profesionales médicos y legales durante el proceso intercomunicativo que tiene lugar en esos ámbitos y en el entorno lingüístico y cultural en el que se desenvuelven. El estudio explora igualmente las decisiones que los mismos toman para sus traducciones, así como las motivaciones que las impulsan. Los resultados sugieren que los traductores e intérpretes, especialmente aquéllos con más experiencia profesional, negocian entre la forma y la función de sus traducciones a fin de satisfacer los cometidos de su profesión.
Translating and interpreting in the highly regulated and specialized hospitals and courts of the United States require transferring concepts from L1 to L2 in the most consistent, efficient and effective manner. The English and Spanish translators and interpreters who work in these contexts for Spanish speakers in the United States are challenged by a target audience that includes individuals from every Spanish speaking country in the world, a diverse group of people with a number of linguistic and cultural differences. These challenges are compounded by the specialized language discourse inherent to health and legal systems that are new to the members of the target audience and often very different from the systems of their countries. The lexicon they use when navigating these new systems is generally learned in the context of the host country, and it has an impact on how they communicate in Spanish. Some of the language solutions that US Hispanics adopt in these circumstances include code-switching, lexical borrowing and hybrid creations that are functionally more practical in the new paradigm and that result in unique forms of Spanish. This study examines the challenges that professional medical and legal translators and interpreters face in the intercommunicative process of this environment. It also explores the translation decisions they make and their motivating factors. The results suggest that translators and interpreters, especially the ones with greater professional experience, negotiate between form and function, in order to fulfill the communicative demands of their profession.

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Perez, Carmen. "Prevalence and influence on quality of life of symptoms caused by inhaled odors, chemicals and irritants : a comparison between Hispanics and Americans." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002850.

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Kim, Jeanie Jinwee. "Nutrition education for English learning in the prison context." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2374.

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This project addresses the need for English as a second language nutrition instruction for patients in a forensic mental institution. It incorporates concepts of motivation, situated learning, prison education, English for specific purposes, and content-based instruction into a model which guides the design of a nutrition curriculum, consisting of five lesson plans about the Food Guide Pyramid.

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Lemus, Sarmiento Aura. "Spanglish. Les variations linguistiques dans l’espagnol des États-Unis." Thesis, Paris 4, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA040176/document.

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Les situations de contact de populations impliquent des dynamiques sociales, culturelles et linguistiques, dont les protagonistes ne sortent pas indemnes. C’est le cas des Hispaniques aux États-Unis, dont le contact avec la culture états-unienne a favorisé l'apparition d’une culture mixte et d’un phénomène linguistique connu sous le nom de spanglish. Le spanglish évoque tour à tour des questions linguistiques, culturelles, sociales et politiques, et l’objectif de ce travail est d’élucider ses implications dans le domaine de la linguistique. Ainsi, cette étude s’intéresse aux transferts de l’anglais dans l’espagnol états-unien et à la manière dont ces variations répondent aux paramètres du système. L’analyse menée dans ce travail s’inscrit dans la suite des études linguistiques qui se sont intéressés à l’unicité du signe. Elle part ainsi du principe que les variations survenues dans l’espagnol états-unien sont signifiantes ; leur apparition dévoile des dynamiques inhérentes au système et remet en question le caractère immuable des facteurs culturels et linguistiques qui définissent la civilisation hispanique
Situations of population contact imply social, cultural and linguistic dynamics from which the protagonists never remain unscathed. This is the case of Hispanics in the United States, whose contact with the US culture favored the development of a mixed culture and a linguistic phenomenon known as Spanglish. Spanglish evokes concurrently linguistic, social, cultural and political questions and the purpose of the present work is to elucidate its implications in linguistics. This study focuses on transfers from English into United States Spanish, and on how these variations obey the system’s parameters. The present analysis is the latest in a series of linguistic studies focused on the oneness of the sign. It is based on the principle that variations that appeared in United States Spanish are significant ; their emergence reveals the system’s inherent dynamics and challenges the immutable nature of the cultural and linguistic factors that define the Hispanic civilization

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Correa, Minerva. "Ethnic Identity : An Examination of Hispanic International Students." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1996. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277654/.

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I interviewed twenty-four International students from the following countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico and Spain. Hereafter I shall refer to the respondents as Hispanic International students. My primary interest was to learn the way in which Hispanic International students defined themselves in view of ethnic definitions imposed on them by the administrative system in the U.S. First, Hispanic International students defined themselves primarily by their nationality. The second finding dealt with the usage of language. The Hispanic International students spoke Spanish with relatives and friends. They spoke English when a non-Spanish speaker joined the conversation. The third finding was related to the problems and adaptations encountered by Hispanic International students.

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Marano, Kristin Marie. "Acculturation, Inflammation, and Depression Among Hispanic Adults in the United States." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2034.

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Disparities exist in the recognition and treatment of depression among Hispanics in the United States, creating a social, ethical, economic, and public health burden. This study was designed to generate an improved understanding of the causes of and/or contributors to depression within this population. It was specifically designed to 1) assess the prevalence and severity of depression among Hispanic adults in the United States relative to adults of other race/ethnicities in the United States; 2) clarify the inconsistent results in the literature concerning the relationship between acculturation and depression among Hispanic adults in the United States; and 3) fill a gap in the literature by evaluating the potential for inflammation to mediate the relationship between acculturation and depression among Hispanic adults in the United States. The biopsychosocial model was used as a theoretical foundation for this study. Data from the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed descriptively and via logistic regression. Findings confirmed higher prevalence of depression among Hispanic adults compared with non-Hispanic White adults, and that a lower degree of acculturation was consistently associated with a decreased likelihood of depression among Hispanics. No mediating effect of inflammation on the relationship between acculturation and depression was observed. The findings from this study are intended for use by health care providers, health educators, and public health practitioners to improve depression prevention, diagnosis, and treatment opportunities within this population and to accordingly to affect positive social change.

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Santos, John. "The experience of becoming and being a male Hispanic nurse in the United States." Online access for everyone, 2005. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Fall2005/j%5Fsantos%5F120905.pdf.

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Alsina, Francisco J. "An analysis of Hispanic Midshipmen success at the United States Naval Academy." Thesis, access online version, LEAD access online version, DTIC, 2005. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA435453.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2005.
"June, 2005." Author was part of NPS's company officers program and was stationed at the Naval Academy while doing the research for this thesis Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-119). Full text available online from DTIC and USNA LEAD theses database.

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Udall, Anne Jeannette, and Anne Jeannette Udall. "Peer referral as a process for locating Hispanic students who may be gifted." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184312.

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The underrepresentation of minority students in gifted programs is well documented, and is due, in large part, to limited definitions of giftedness and inadequate identification techniques. New methods of locating and identifying gifted minority students must be developed. The peer referral procedure has been cited as one method for locating students who may be gifted but are overlooked by the most common referral source--classroom teachers, but researchers have not investigated directly the use of peer referral for locating minority students in any ethnic group. The subjects were the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students (N = 1564) and their teachers in nine selected schools, divided into three groups: (a) schools with a Hispanic population of over 75%, (b) schools with an equal proportion of Hispanics and Anglos, and (c) schools with less than 25% Hispanic students. Students completed a peer referral form designed to reflect traits of gifted Hispanic students. Also, the number of teacher referrals using the traditional school district procedures was collected. Primary areas of investigation included the (a) relationship between the ethnicity of the nominator and nominee, (b) relationship between the gender of the nominator and nominee, (c) usefulness of peer referral to locate Hispanic students who may be gifted and (d) sensitivity of the peer referral instrument to Hispanic students. Qualitative and quantitative statistical techniques were used, including stepwise logistic regression, cluster analyses, odds ratios, and content analysis. Findings indicated that peer referral was a useful technique for locating Hispanic and Anglo students that teachers did not refer. Few differences were discovered between the Hispanics and Anglos on the instrument. Students referred peers who matched a stereotypical profile of the academically gifted student. In the balanced schools, Anglos tended to nominate other Anglos and Hispanics tended to nominate other Hispanics. Gender nomination patterns varied, depending on the question focus. Peer referral is a promising practice for locating some Hispanic students who may be gifted; however, if minority students who are different from the majority gifted student are going to be found, other methods of referral, besides teachers and peers, are needed. Researchers must continue to explore the differences and similarities between majority and minority children who are gifted.

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Hanna, Robin William. "The impact and implications of the growth of Hispanic populations in the United States a macro/microcosmic review of education, health, and politics and governance /." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1992. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.

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Thesis (M.P.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1992.
Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2903. Abstract precedes thesis as 5 preliminary leaves. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 186-192).

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Schwartz, Shari. "Premigration Expectations and Postmigration Experiences of Hispanic Immigrants to the United States." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2007. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1193.

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This item is only available in print in the UCF Libraries. If this is your Honors Thesis, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world by following the instructions on the distribution consent form at http://library.ucf.edu/Systems/DigitalInitiatives/DigitalCollections/InternetDistributionConsentAgreementForm.pdf You may also contact the project coordinator, Kerri Bottorff, at kerri.bottorff@ucf.edu for more information.
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Sciences
Psychology

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Mah, Hared. "Labor Market Experiences of Hispanic and Black Immigrants in the United States." OpenSIUC, 2019. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1700.

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Ilouno, Benedicta Ngozi. "Predictors of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Women in the United States." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1784.

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Minority women groups in the United States have the highest incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer. Hispanic women have the highest incidence rate and the second highest mortality rate of the disease. Researchers have examined the lower rates of cervical cancer screening among Hispanic women, as compared to other groups of U.S. women, but researchers have not examined the extent to which socioeconomic status, acculturation, and sexual activity impact Hispanic women's compliance with screening. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between compliance with cervical cancer screening and acculturation, socioeconomic status, and sexual activity among U.S. Hispanic women. The framework for investigating the extent of association between these identified barriers and willingness to comply with screening was the behavioral model for vulnerable populations. Chi-square tests and logistic regression were used to analyze data from the National Health Interview Survey for 2011, 2012, and 2013, focusing on U.S. Hispanic women ages 21 - 65 (N = 739). The findings from this study revealed that educational level was significantly associated with U.S. Hispanic women's cervical cancer screening; however, no statistically significant associations were found for socioeconomic status, acculturation, and sexual activity and screening rates for this group. Findings from this study can better inform researchers and others of the lower rate of screening for cervical cancer among U.S. Hispanic women. The findings will also promote positive social change by targeting U.S. Hispanic women and other minority women groups for programs that promote cervical cancer screening.

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Harris, Amanda. "Stories of Success: Understanding Academic Achievement of Hispanic Students in Science." PDXScholar, 2014. http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1834.

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A review of the literature shows that there is much evidence to suggest the challenges facing Hispanic students in American public schools. Hispanic enrollment in K-12 public schools has increased from 6 to 19% in the last thirty years, yet schools have not made adequate adjustments to accommodate this changing population. Issues such as remedial tracking and cultural differences have led to low high school graduate rates for Hispanic students and inequities in schooling experiences (Gay, 2000). Particularly in the area of science, Hispanic students struggle with academic success (Cole & Espinoza, 2008). Despite these obstacles, some Hispanic students are academically successful (Rochin & Mello, 2007; Merisotis & Kee, 2006). This dissertation tells the stories of these Hispanic students who have been successful in science in secondary public schools. This study followed a grounded theory methodology and utilized individual interviews to collect data about Hispanics who have demonstrated achievement in the area of science. Through the analysis of these interviews, factors were identified which may have contributed to the success of these Hispanics in the field of science. Implications for future practice in public schools are also discussed.

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Cruz, Theresa Harmony Marshall Stephen William. "Acculturation and the risk of violence among Hispanic adolescents in the United States." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,1896.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008.
Title from electronic title page (viewed Dec. 11, 2008). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health." Discipline: Epidemiology; Department/School: Public Health.

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Oliver, Alexander P. "Characteristics of E-cigarette Use among Hispanic and Overall Youth in the United States." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1617104935475007.

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Menifield, Charles E. "Influence on minority groups in Congress : the black, women's issues, and hispanic caucuses /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1996. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9821336.

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Roberts, Brittanie Alexandria. "The Impact of Documentation Status on the Educational Attainment Experiences of Undocumented Hispanic/Latino Students." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2083.

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The issue of undocumented immigration has recently taken center-stage in the media and national politics in the United States. A large population of undocumented youth grows up with legal access to public education through high school, following the Supreme Court decision of Plyler vs. Doe, but faces legal and economic barriers to post-secondary education. Following high school, undocumented Hispanic/Latino youth legal protections end, greatly limiting chances for upward mobility through traditional post-secondary education pipelines. In some cases, knowledge of future barriers to post-secondary education leads to a decline in educational motivation. The current political atmosphere makes this study a bit of a moving target as the Obama administration recently passed a reprieve. This reprieve, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process (DACA) does not confer any legal status or open any future path to citizenship. It does, however, grant eligible applicants a work permit, and the opportunity to travel, work, and attend school with a sense of security. The purpose of this thesis is to better understand the perceptions and understandings of undocumented Hispanic/Latino youth and their pursuits of higher education in. It is primarily concerned with the educational issues and opportunities facing these students. This research explores the impact of Hispanic/Latino students' perceptions of legal status barriers on their educational attainment experiences. The different opportunities and obstacles present in access to post-secondary education for undocumented Hispanic/Latino students residing in the United States are examined. This study focuses on the time period just after high school graduation, a critical stage in these students' lives, when undocumented status is particularly consequential. Knowledge about students' perception of their educational progress sheds light on their educational attainment experiences; it illuminates important factors associated with their individual educational experiences. Interactions with teachers, school authorities, their parents, siblings, peers, and other authority figures could be described in connecting personal interpretations and emotional responses to specific events in their lives that they feel helped or hindered their educational progress. Knowing how undocumented Hispanic/Latino youth identify and understand the factors that facilitate or impede their navigation of post-secondary education, will further inform educators and researchers alike. This study offers the possibility of identifying additional factors for educators, researchers, and our communities that hinder or facilitate the educational navigation and success of undocumented students. This type of research is significant as this marginalized population lives and works within the American society; the successes and struggles of these students impacts the United States as a whole. Moreover, these students possess amazing potential; we need to better understand and serve this population in order to both improve their life experiences, and to benefit from their input and abilities.

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Jeong, Hoi Ok Lewis-Beck Michael S. "The nurturing hypothesis residence in a progressive environment and its impact on political engagement among Latinos and Asian Americans in the United States /." Iowa City : University of Iowa, 2009. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/384.

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Enríquez, David. "A content analysis of print advertising in Hispanic magazines." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1997. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1359.

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Garcia, Ricardo. "Obtaining consent and establishing competence for marriage nullity cases involving Hispanic immigrants who live in the United States." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Aldrich, Laura Renee. "Spanish Language Enrollment Trends in the United States 1950 – Present." Marietta College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marhonors1273590376.

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Glazebrook, Jonathon R. "Advertising to the Hispanic community : an intercultural communication approach." Scholarly Commons, 2005. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/619.

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This study investigates the ways in which advertisers employ acculturation and intercultural communication tactics when targeting advertising campaigns to Hispanic consumers. The study focused on three research questions regarding (1) how advertisers adapt marketing plans to account for the differences in the dominant Hispanic subgroups, (2) the role of the target audience's level of acculturation on the planning of an advertising campaign, and (3) how advertisers employ accommodation strategies when constructing advertising messages for Hispanics. The study utilized personal interviews with eight advertising professionals from various markets across the country to answer the research questions. The results of the study indicated that (1) advertisers frequently rely on similarities among the various Hispanic groups when planning advertising campaigns, (2) a Pan-Hispanic approach is used in the language of many advertising campaigns that target Hispanics, and (3) advertisers seek to formulate messages that resonate with Hispanics based on knowledge of the target audience's values and beliefs.

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Flores, Kristin K. "Latino student perceptions of TRiO/SSS program effectiveness at Eastern Illinois University /." View online, 2008. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131400059.pdf.

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O'Neal, Brandon Scott. "Safety Training for Spanish-Speaking Workers in the Logging Industry in the Southeastern United States." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42163.

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Safety in logging operations in the Southeastern United States has long been an issue of concern. Recently, a growing number of Spanish-speaking workers have become employed in logging operations in the Southeastern U.S. There is a growing concern that injury and fatality rates could increase due to inexperience, possible lack of proper safety training, and language barrier problems attributed to the new Spanish-speaking workers. The study area is the Southeastern U.S., comprising twelve states ranging from Texas to Virginia. The goal of this study is to determine the current percentage of Spanish-speaking workers in the study area, assess the previous and present safety training received by Spanish-speaking workers, and provide recommendations addressing the short and long-term logging safety training needs of Spanish-speaking workers. Data was collected through a combination of field surveys and questionnaires. The surveys collected data from 1890 logging operations in the study area, and was used to determine the population of Spanish-speaking workers in the logging industry. The questionnaires were completed during the summer of 2005 by 41 selected sample loggers who employ Spanish-speaking workers, in which they addressed the previous and present safety training received by Spanish-speaking workers, in addition to other information pertaining to safety. The percentage of Spanish-speaking workers in the logging industry in the Southeastern U.S. was 3.37%. Ten percent of operations employed one or more Spanish-speaking workers. Relevant literature as well as data collected through this study suggests that Spanish-speaking worker populations will continue to increase. The survey showed Spanish-speaking workers in the logging industry have tended to immigrate to specific regions, Arkansas and North Carolina. Loggers tend to employ one or two Spanish-speaking workers with several non-Spanish-speaking workers rather than forming entire crews of Spanish-speaking workers. Average employment tenure for Spanish-speaking workers was six years. The majority of loggers (90%) who employed Spanish-speaking workers had at least one worker who could translate safety training/instructions to other Spanish-speaking employees. Loggers ranked this method as the most effective way for presenting safety training to Spanish-speaking workers. Based on the survey data, Spanish-speaking workers are not likely to substantially impact logging industry injury statistics in the Southeastern U.S. in the near future, but could in the long term. Recommendations were developed from a combination of survey and questionnaire results and literature reviews. It is recommended that: (1) The use of multiple safety training methods will maximize the Spanish-speaking workers learning ability, (2) The combination of hands-on/demonstration training and the use of a bi-lingual employee/translator seem to be the optimal combination of safety training methods for Spanish-speaking workers, (3) Determine the education/literacy levels of Spanish-speaking employees. It is not appropriate to provide a Spanish-speaking worker with written safety material if they cannot read, (4) Safety training methods used for Spanish-speaking workers may require more â customizationâ than that of non-Spanish-speaking workers. This is, in part, due to language barriers, questionable literacy, and the fact that in other industries Spanish-speaking workers seem to be more accident prone, (5) It is advisable not to assign inadequately trained and experienced Spanish-speaking workers to tasks such as manual felling, trimming, or bucking with a chainsaw, as this is one of the most hazardous logging tasks. Assigning an experienced employee for a period of at least one week who can oversee the Spanish-speaking worker and correct any unsafe practices would be advisable when assigning a new Spanish-speaking worker to this task, (6) Use universally accepted hand signals around the landing area rather than verbal communication to prevent any miscommunication between Spanish-speaking and non-Spanish-speaking workers, (7) Monitor the Spanish-speaking worker population in the logging workforce closely. Depending on political and economic factors, this population could grow quickly and begin to impact safety/injury rates and (8) Crews comprised entirely of Spanish-speaking workers would likely communicate better. While the limited availability of Spanish-speaking workers in some areas may currently restrict this idea, it may be feasible in the future as more Spanish-speaking workers enter the logging workforce. At this time it may be beneficial for employers to learn Spanish or for Spanish-speaking workers to learn English.
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Sagiraju, Hari Krishna Raju. "Female invasive breast cancer mortality trends among Hispanic population in the United States from 1990 to 2012." Thesis, The University of Texas School of Public Health, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10183280.

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Introduction: Analyzing trends in breast cancer mortality can ensure a precise characterization of changes over time and can be important in public health decision making. Most reported trends are limited to incidence and mortality rates among Whites and Blacks, without categorization regarding tumor clinical characteristics. This study analyzed breast cancer mortality trends among different race-ethnic groups using various approaches such as partitioning rates by factors associated at the time of diagnosis; taking into consideration age, cohort and period effects; and by evaluating geographical variations.

Methods: Incidence and mortality data from 1990 to 2012 of female invasive breast cancer among women aged 18-84 years in United States (U.S.) was provided by the National Cancer Institute. The following analyses were conducted: (1) calculation of incidence based mortality (IBM) rates by estrogen receptor (ER) status according to race-ethnicity; (2) examination of temporal trends using age-period-cohort (APC) analysis on incidence and mortality rates; and, (3) spatiotemporal analysis of the county level age-standardized breast cancer mortality rates to identify significant geographical areas with higher risk.

Results: IBM rates for ER+ tumors increased while those of ER- tumors decreased among all race-ethnic groups. APC analysis showed that race-ethnic disparities were largely among the ER- tumors and temporal trends of the ER+ tumors were similar across the race-ethnic groups, with identical effects across the various birth cohorts. Geographical variation in the breast cancer county-level mortality rate was mostly explained by age-standardization and county level risk factors, although the effect of these factors was greater in rural areas of western U.S.

Conclusion: Temporal trends in the IBM rates were more reflective of the recent changes in the incidence trends of female invasive breast cancer. Trends of ER+ tumors were similar across all race-ethnic groups suggesting a common risk factor for the persistent increase in the incidence and mortality of these tumors. Spatial analysis shows that the higher mortality risk in certain rural counties of western U.S. might be due to poor survival than an elevated incidence and the need for better health care access in these medically underserved areas. These results might explain the observed ethnic and geographic variations in breast cancer mortality, and in turn, could support a stronger theoretical basis for public health policy.

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Howard, Fai R. "Overweight and Obesity: A Comparative Study of Black and White Non-Hispanic Women in the United States." VCU Scholars Compass, 2007. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1498.

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The population of the United States is increasingly gaining weight each year.Americans are heavier than they have ever been. African American women are at the forefront of this pandemic. This study addresses the higher prevalence of overweight and obesity among African American women in comparison to White women. Behavioral, psychological, and social known contributors to overweight and obesity using the National Health Interview Survey, 2001 dataset were examined in this study. The research concluded that even when controlling for vigorous exercise, education, income, depression, emotional support, smoking, health coverage, and age, race is the most important predictor of body mass index. Consistent with previous studies, strong race effects still remained.

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Braselton, Karen S. "Intercultural encounters between United States health care providers and Hispanic immigrant health care seekers : a critical ethnography /." Available to subscribers only, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1407497961&sid=4&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Wilson, Beth A. "Repeat Migration in the United States: A Comparison of Black, Hispanic, and White Return and Onward Migrants." DigitalCommons@USU, 2005. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4356.

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The primary objective of this study is to examine U.S. repeat migration for blacks, Hispanics, and whites. It investi gates the relationships and patterns of these different racial/ethnic groups utilizing the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79). Repeat migration within and across categories of individual characteristics for blacks, Hispanics, and whites, is compared in order to determine if there are differences in the overall rates of repeat migration for these groups, once other factors are controlled. To do this several statistical procedures are utilized, and the results of selected descriptive and logistic analyses are presented. The descriptive statistics control for race/ethnicity and examine patterns within the groups; these findings display important relationships to onward and return migration. The inferential statistical method employed is logistic regression for the sample as a whole, which examines the effects across the groups, and the direction of migration. Where past research has not investigated the complexities of repeat migration in combination with race/ethnicity, there are several notable results from this study. Specifically, this research finds that in terms of onward migration, whites are significantly more likely to move onward than are blacks or Hispanics even after controlling for key socioeconomic factors. Changes in marital status are significantly related to migration, and to the direction of repeat migration; individuals who change from "single to married" are likely to be onward migrants, whereas those who change from "married to single" are likely to be return migrants. This study finds there are differences in rates of return migration by level of education for racial/ethnic groups. Moreover, the relationship between onward migration and employment status is different for Hispanics than blacks and whites.

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Villarreal, Cesar. "Marital Status and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Health Outcomes." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2015. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc801949/.

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Substantial evidence demonstrates that marriage is associated with better health outcomes and lower mortality risk. Some evidence suggests that there are gender and race/ethnicity differences between the marriage-health benefits association. However, previous studies on marriage and health have mainly focused on non-Hispanic White-Black differences. Limited information is available regarding the roles of Hispanics. The present study examined marital status, gender, and the differences between non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks, and Hispanics, in health outcomes. A retrospective cohort analysis of 24,119 Hispanic, NH White, and NH Black adults admitted to a large hospital was conducted. A total of 16,661 patients identified as either married or single was included in the final analyses. Consistent with the broader literature, marriage was associated with beneficial hospital utilization outcomes. With respect to differences in these benefits, results suggest that married patients, Hispanic patients, and women, were less likely to experience in-hospital mortality. Similar effects were observed in aggregated length of stay with married Hispanic women hospitalized nearly 2 days less than their single counterparts (6.83 days and 8.66 days, respectively). These findings support existing literature that marriage is associated with health benefits, add to the emerging research of a Hispanic survival advantage, and broaden the understanding of marriage and health in terms of differences by racial/ethnicity.

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Hinton, Carla Ellen. "Cognitive performance pattern underlying WJ-R test performance of Hispanic children." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/187027.

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Woodcock-Johnson-Revised Cognitive test is biased when used with a Hispanic population of school-age children. Norming data, provided by R. Woodcock, Ph.D., for grades three, five, eight, and eleven were used for the study. Three hypotheses were explored. The first hypothesis called for a comparison by gender. The second hypothesis called for a comparison of non-Hispanics and Hispanics. The third hypothesis called for comparisons between all combinations of grade levels using only the non-Hispanic subgroup. Using the results of confirmatory factor analysis from LISREL VIII (1993), the chi-square difference test, and three goodness-of-fit indexes provided evidence of similarity in factor patterns between target groups. Hypothesis 1 stated that there were no differences between male and female factor patterns. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis supported the acceptance of hypothesis 1. Hypothesis 2 stated that there were no differences between non-Hispanic and Hispanic students. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis supported a qualified acceptance of hypothesis 2. The relationships between the latent variables are significantly different. Age, therefore, may have been a confounding variable in this study. Hypothesis 3 stated that there were no differences in patterns between grades. Only one of the six grade comparisons, 3-5, found model 1 to be the preferred model. All other comparisons found model 3 to be the preferred model. The residual or error terms were variable in matrix patterns, indicating that a factor other than age may be influencing the relationships. A fourth analysis was utilized and determined model 1 to be the preferred model. The results of the analysis indicate that differential patterns of processing, rather than age, may be the variable influencing the relationship of latent variables.

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Ortiz, Fernando Jr. "The port in the storm| Mario Ramirez, Hurricane Beulah, and the lower Rio Grande Valley." Thesis, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1572713.

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This historical analysis focuses on the Lower Rio Grande Valley, particularly Starr County. It reviewed thousands of pages of archival records, historical news reports, feature profiles, city, state, and federal government documents, interviews, videos, and academic examinations.

This thesis borrows biographical, narrative, and borderlands history approaches to portray Dr. Mario E. Ramirez as a man who believed that he could make a difference in many Valley lives. It argues and demonstrates that he successfully and repeatedly realized that belief throughout the fields of medicine, politics, and education.

The thesis examines 1967's Hurricane Beulah as a dramatic example of how Ramirez --who assumed a leadership role in the medical relief efforts on both sides of the Rio Grande -- utilized his community standing, his professional standing as a South Texas doctor, and his familiarity with a predominantly Mexican-American population to improve his Starr County community. The Beulah relief efforts enhanced his image as a role model, as a legitimate community voice, and as a state and national representative of Valley needs.

Ramirez's political and professional achievements enabled him to guide thousands of Valley residents into medical careers. Many of them returned to the Valley, as he did, to care for their communities. His ambitions also made him a cornerstone of efforts to build and strengthen medical education and health care throughout South Texas.

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García, John A., Gabriel R. Sanchez, and J. Salvador Peralta. "Latino politics: a growing and evolving political community (a reference guide)." University of Arizona Libraries (Tucson, AZ), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622149.

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Table of Contents: Frontmatter / Chapter One: Latino Politics: Both a Growing and Evolving Political Community / Chapter Two: Methodology and User Guide / Chapter Three: History, Demographics and Mass Media / Chapter Four: Latino Identity / Chapter Five: Books Focused on Ethnic Studies / Chapter Six: Political Attitudes and Political Behavior / Chapter Seven: Latino Elites, Representation, and Institutions / Chapter Eight: Inter-group Relations / Chapter Nine: Public Policy Issues / Chapter Ten: Methodology and Measurement Issues / Chapter Eleven: Reference Sources / Appendixes

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da, Silva Jose E. "Community College Student Retention and Completion based on Financial Expenditures and Hispanic-Serving Status." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984149/.

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Despite declining community college funding being allocated increasingly on the basis of student success, U.S. community college student retention and completion rates over the past decade have either remained steady or decreased, especially for Latino students. Using descriptive statistics and multiple regression models with secondary data procured from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), I analyzed student success rates—full time student retention and completion rates—based on community college financial allocations and Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) status. To equitably analyze community colleges in the sample (n = 909), I separated them into four groups based on institutional size as defined by the Carnegie Classification. Descriptive results indicated that instructional divisions spent an average of 43% of the college's total allocated budget—often more than three times the allocated budget of any other division. Regression results indicated that instructional expenditures had the most consistent impact on student success regardless of college size and that scholarship expenditures and academic support expenditures generally had a negative impact on student retention and completion rates. Regarding Latino student success in particular, findings indicated that the manner in which colleges allocated their funds impacted only small and medium-sized community colleges. Of the nine different types of institutional expenditures, only student services expenditures and public services expenditures had a statistically significant impact on Latino student success. Additionally regression analysis indicated that community college HSI status did not have a large impact on overall full-time student retention and completion rates but did have a significant impact on full-time Hispanic student retention and completion rates for all institution sizes. Findings of this study confirmed that HSI status does impact Latino student success in public community colleges. This finding is consistent with prior studies on the positive impact of instructional expenditures on student success rates. Further research on the specific elements within these expenditure areas is needed to capture how or why they are having this impact on student success. Current and prospective Latino students and their parents seeking to identify higher education institutions conducive to students' academic success should be aware of such findings as they conduct the college search process.

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Nelson, Kathryn O'Shae. "Reasons given by Anglo/Hispanic parents/guardians for choosing a Catholic high school in the southwestern United States." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184394.

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The purposes of this descriptive study were to determine the reasons for which Anglo and Hispanic parents/guardians send their children to a Catholic high school in the southwestern United States and to investigate the effect of specific demographic elements upon the parents'/guardians' reasons. These elements were sex, age, and ethnicity of student; age, sex, ethnicity, religion, educational level, and social-economic status of parents/guardians; and marital status, family school affiliation, and family configuration, and family mobility. A modified Delphi procedure with two questionnaires was used to both identify the reasons and to investigate the possible effects of the demographic elements. A RVAX computer with SPSSX was used to apply measures of central tendency, factor analysis, and ANOVA to the data. The study revealed that the main reasons for this Catholic school choice were academics and discipline/environment. The secondary reasons were teachers/students, size and programs, and religious instruction and atmosphere. The two remaining reasons were dissatisfaction with public schools and family tradition. The study indicated that the interaction of age, sex, and ethnicity of students did significantly influence the evaluations of discipline/environment, religious instruction and atmosphere, and family tradition. In addition, the evaluations of the seven factors were significantly influenced by various combinations of family mobility, economic status, family configuration, marital status, religion, educational level, and ethnicity, age, and sex of parents/guardians. The study suggested that although parents/guardians in 1986 agree with those in a 1974 study that academics is important, they place much less importance upon religion. Other major findings suggested that the values of specific categories of parents/guardians cannot be accurately predicted and that it should not be assumed that Anglo and Hispanic students are sent to a Catholic school for different reasons. Finally, the study suggested that academics and discipline/environment, the main reasons for which parents/guardians make the Catholic school choice, should be a concern of all schools, whether they are parochial, private, or public.

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Bond, Huie Stephanie Ann. "Individual and contextual effects on the risks of adult mortality in the United States by race and Hispanic origin." Access restricted to users with UT Austin EID Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3024995.

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Rubio, José Antonio. "An historical survey and theological analysis of the relationship of Roman Catholics and Pentecostals in the Latino community in the United States." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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