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Filial Responsibility Among Mexican American College Students: A Pilot Investigation and Comparison

Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas, brudolph{at}tamiu.edu

Cecily Cornelius-White

Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas

Fernando Quintana

Department of Biology & Chemistry, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas

As the number of Mexican American elders increases, their care becomes pressing. We sampled filial responsibility expectations of Mexican American college students to expand culture specific knowledge and found physical proximity to elders an important expectation. However, although some respondents adhere closely to the traditional Mexican value of familism, others may be adopting more individualistic attitudes. Filial responsibility norms may be changing as the México and United States cultures interact at the Texas border.

Key Words: familism • acculturation • filial responsibility

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, Vol. 4, No. 1, 64-78 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1538192704271667


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