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Puerto Rican first and second generation single parent shared child-rearing practices: Relationship with the extended family
Abstract
This study explored how first and second generation Puerto Rican female headed households residing in Springfield, Massachusetts, utilize the extended family network in childrearing responsibilities. The study will examine how the process of acculturation to the mainland culture has influenced the structure and the dynamics between single-parent families and the extended Puerto Rican family. More specifically, it explored in what ways the traditional shared childrearing responsibilities between single-parent families and extended family have been adapted to fit with the mainland culture. In addition, it explored the aspects of the traditional shared childrearing responsibilities that remain functional. The results suggest that first generation and second generation Puerto Rican female heads of household are quite similar in how the extended family network is involved in the shared child-rearing practices.
Subject Area
Families & family life|Personal relationships|Sociology|Minority & ethnic groups|Sociology|Bilingual education|Multicultural education|Educational psychology
Recommended Citation
East-Trou, Henry Julio, "Puerto Rican first and second generation single parent shared child-rearing practices: Relationship with the extended family" (1997). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI9737521.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9737521