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Cultural perspectives among children of Guatemalan Maya immigrants in Lake Worth, Florida
| Title: | Cultural perspectives among children of Guatemalan Maya immigrants in Lake Worth, Florida. |
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| Name(s): |
Sprague, Tara. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Department of Anthropology |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 2012 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | viii, 123 p. : ill. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | Every day children of Guatemalan Maya immigrants balance two cultures. They reside in The United States and attend American schools but are being raised by their Guatemalan Maya parents. They continually navigate between the two and are faced with challenges daily. Since these children are influenced by two cultures, my interest was primarily on the cultural perspectives of these children, more specifically: what effects does the new culture have on the old? Through volunteering at a Guatemalan Maya after-school program, interviewing and administering the Children's Apperception Test, results showed these children to be influenced by American culture. The biggest indicator, play, was reported to be an important aspect in their lives, which is not considered essential in Maya culture. At the same time, these children keep close ties to their cultural heritage through their strong family ties. Overall, these children are influenced by American culture, but at the same time, keep their heritage. | |
| Identifier: | 810905692 (oclc), 3352884 (digitool), FADT3352884 (IID), fau:3920 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Tara Sprague. Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2012. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject(s): |
Children of immigrants -- Social aspects Guatemalans -- Florida -- Lake Worth -- Social conditions Immigrants -- Cultural assimilation -- United States Guatemalan Americans -- Ethnic identity |
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| Held by: | FBoU FAUER | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3352884 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
