Abstract
This chapter focuses on social and cultural factors and the adaptive patterns of Central and South American immigrants in Washington, D.C. It concentrates on two areas: (1) an understanding of linkages between levels of stress and their correlation to sociocultural characteristics, and (2) the identification of patterns of conflict resolution used by Latino newcomers to cope with the demands of a new urban environment. Since a sizable proportion of these immigrants are women, the findings presented draw heavily on the feminine experience.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsPreview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Coelho, G. V., & Stein, J. J. Coping with the stresses of an urban planet: Impacts of uprooting and overcrowding. Habitat, 1977, 2, 379–390.
Cohen, L. M. Health status of Central and South Americans in Washington, D. C.: Sociocultural factors and health-care policy. In Actas del XLI Congreso Internacional de Americanistas, Mexico, 1974, Vol. III. Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 1975.
Cohen, L. M. The female factor in resettlement. Society, 1977, 14, 27–30.
Cohen, L. M. Culture, disease and stress among Latino immigrants. Washington, D. C.: The Smithsonian Institution Press, Research Institute on Immigration and Ethnic Studies, 1979.
Cohen, L. M., & Fernandez, C. L. Ethnic identity and psychocultural adaptation of Spanish-speaking families. Child Welfare, 1974, LIII, 413–422.
Díaz-Guerrero, R. Psychology of the Mexican. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1967.
Dohrenwend, B. S. & Dohrenwend, B. F. (Eds.). Stressful life events. New York: John Wiley, 1974.
Fabrega, H. Mexican Americans of Texas: Some social psychiatric features. In E. B. Brody (Ed.), Behavior in new environments: Adaptation of migrant populations. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1970.
Hinkle, L. E. The concept of stress in the biological and social sciences. Science, Medicine and Man, 1973, 1, 31–48.
Holtzman, W. H., Díaz-Guerrero, R., & Swartz, J. D. Personality development in two cultures. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1973.
Hughes, C. C., Tremblay, M., Rapoport, R. N., & Leighton, A. H. People of cove and woodlot. New York: Basic Books, 1960.
Jaco, E. Mental health of the Spanish-American in Texas. In M. K. Opler (Ed.), Culture and mental health. New York: Macmillan, 1959.
Kellert, S., Williams, L. K., Whyte, W. F., & Alberti, G. Culture change and stress in rural Peru. Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly, 1967, XLV, 391–415.
Lazarus, R. S., Averill, J. R., & Opton, E. M. The psychology of coping: Issues of research and assessment. In G. V. Coelho, D. A. Hamburg, & J. E. Adams (Eds.) Coping and adaptation. New York: Basic Books, 1974.
Leighton, A. H. My name is legion. New York: Basic Books, 1959.
Leighton, A. H. Conceptual perspectives. In B. H. Kaplan, R. N. Wilson, & A. H.
Leighton (Eds.), Further explorations in social psychiatry. New York: Basic Books, 1976.
Leighton, D. C., & Cline, N. F. The public health nurse as a mental health resource. In T. Weaver (Ed.), Essays on medical anthropology (Southern Anthropological Society Proceedings No. 1). Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1968.
Leighton, D. C., Harding, J. S., Macklin, D. B., Macmillan, A. M., & Leighton, A. H. The character of danger. New York: Basic Books, 1963.
Levi, L. (Ed.). Society, stress and disease. New York: Oxford University Press, 1971.
Macmillan, A. M. The health opinion survey: Technique for estimating prevalence of psychoneurotic and related types of disorders in communities. Psychological Reports, 3 (Monograph Supplement 7), Grand Forks, N. D.: Southern Universities Press, 1957.
Madsen, W. Mexican-Americans and Anglo-Americans: A comparative study of mental health in Texas. In S. C. Plog & R. B. Edgerton (Eds.), Changing perspectives in mental illness. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1969.
Meyer, A. Pathology of mental diseases. In E. E. Winters (Ed.), The Collected Papers of Adolf Meyer, vol. II: Psychiatry. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1951, pp. 289–310.
Meyer, A. The life chart and the obligation of specifying positive data in psychopath-ological diagnosis. In E. E. Winters (Ed.), The Collected Papers of Adolf Meyer, vol. III: Medical Teaching. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1951, pp. 52–56.
Reichel-Dolmatoff, G., & Reichel-Dolmatoff, A. The people of aritama. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1961.
Rogler, L. H., & Hollingshead, A. B. Trapped: Families and schizophrenia. New York: Wiley, 1965.
Samora, J. Concepts of health and disease among Spanish-Americans. American Catholic Sociological Review, 1961, XXII, 314–323.
Selye, H. The stress of life. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956.
White, R. W. Strategies of adaptation: An attempt at systematic description. In G. V. Coelho, D. A. Hamburg, & J. E. Adams (Eds.), Coping and adaptation. New York: Basic Books, 1974.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1980 Plenum Press, New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Cohen, L.M. (1980). Stress and Coping among Latin American Women Immigrants. In: Coelho, G.V., Ahmed, P.I. (eds) Uprooting and Development. Current Topics in Mental Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3794-2_16
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3794-2_16
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-3796-6
Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-3794-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive