Research with Hispanic Populations

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Gerardo Marin - University of San Francisco, USA
Barbara Vanoss Marin - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Volume: 23

Series:
Applied Social Research Methods

Other Titles in:
Ethnic Studies | Social Research Methods

144 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

This book explores ways of overcoming the problems researchers may encounter in collecting and interpreting data generated from Hispanic studies.

Hispanics

Who are They?

Issues in Identifying Hispanics

Enhancing Research Participation

Development and Adaptation of Instruments

Translation of Data Collection Instruments

Potential Problems in Interpreting Data

This book offers the reader an insight into some of the issues and experiences Hispanic minority populations have in the U.S. It also provides a template on which to critically think about potential issues which other minority cultural groups may have. With a well written and accessible style, this book provides researchers and social care and health practitioners with insight of crossing cultures.

Dr Martin Partridge

Faculty of Health , Staffordshire University

October 29, 2012

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Gerardo Marin

Gerardo Marin, PhD, is a Professor of Latin American Studies and Psychology, is Associate Provost at the University of San Francisco, and is an APA Fellow. He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from De Paul University. He has written more than 135 publications on topics that are relevant to Hispanics, including cultural norms and attitudes, risk behaviors, culturally appropriate methodology, and acculturation. He is the author of two widely used acculturation scales for Hispanics and was the editor of the recent Surgeon General's Report on Smoking regarding the four ethnic minority groups. In 1991, he coauthored the book Research With... More About Author

Barbara Vanoss Marin

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