Multicultural FINAL Flashcards
Hispanics make up ___ % of overall US population
17%
Despite social and econimic disadvantages, Hispanics demonstrate..
- low welfare utilization
- High labor force participation
- Strong family values
____ is important to Hispanic families, they hold ____ in high regards. But this not mandatory past a certain point.
Education, Teachers
Frequently Hispanics read ______ proficiency level, and often ____
below, drop-out (42%)
Hispanic children enroll _______ in preschool than other groups
Less
Concern: ____% of Latino 4th graders score at or _____ basic reading level
50%, below
How many Mexican migrants are below the poverty line?
70%
Jackson et al. 2014: (Hispanic)
Mexican migrants had the least number of books at home compared to AA and White
Mancilla-Martinez et al. 2016: (Hispanic)
Hispanic ch 0-5 yrs–> largest and fastest growing segment of U.S pop.
Most are Low SES
40% of ch in head start are Hispanic
Hispanic Culture
- Patriarchal families
- Relaxed w/ ch devel
- Overt respect for elderly
- extended families
- Saving face
- Positive personal relationships
Hispanics strongly believe that _____ is the _____ job
School, teachers
- Dont like to get involved
Hispanic children often provide ____ rather than ____ of objects
function, names
Ebert, 2016 ASHA (Hispanic)
Be direct when taking case history from hispanic families
Mendez et al. 2015 found (Hispanic)
- Latino ch taught both spanish and english had significantly higher scores in both lang than ch taught in english only
Origins of Asian clients
- East Asia
- Southeast Asia
- South Asia
Religion - Buddhism
- Taoism
-Confucanism
Top 5 origin countries of ASIAN immigrants
1) India
2) China
3) Philippines
4) Vietnam
5) Korea
Pew Research Center 2017: (Asian)
Asian immigrants projected to become the largest foreign born group in the US by 2055
Many Brahmin Indians are…
- Highest in caste system
- represent weathly people
- high priority on careers in science and medicine
Traditional Asian characteristics
- Fatalism
- Hierarchy
- conformity
- dependence on family
- parent is authority
- learn by observation, not exploration
Asian communication styles
- appropriate to ask personal questions
- indirectness
- smile/ laugh when embarrassed
Amor Proprio
-Respect, saving face so no one is ashamed
Pakikisama
good feelings, getting along, preserving, harmony
Asian Visible and Invisible disabilities
invisible disabilities not always acknowledged (learning disabilities, language impairment)
-fate/ karma/ sins
Asians in US have highest rate of…
College degree attainment
number of persons with advanced degrees
In most asian countries there is:
- great respect for teachers
- rote learning/ memorization
- teachers are authoritarian
- formal classes, teachers lecture
Abboud & Kim (cited in text): ASIAN
Asian parents put academics first, while other parents often put sports/athletics first; kids are too tired to study
Many Asian parents unaware of after-school clubs and extracurriculars
Some tonal languages
Vietnamese (6), chinese, loatian are tonal
As SLP for Asian clients we need…
- put husband first
- intervention may be rejected cause of disgrace or disability
- not open to early intervention