Acculturation and Biculturalism Indices among Relatively Acculturated Hispanic Young Adults

Abstract

Samples of Anglo and /lispanic. male Navy recruits answered a series oj,J questions relevant to acculturation and blculrurolism, Three acculturation indices wfre identified: (a) Length of Reddence.in the U,S., (b) Medio Acculturation and (c) Social Acculturation, Two biculturalism indices were identifkd: · (J) Medi4 Biculturolism and (2) Sodaf Biculturalism. The sub-ject's generation in the U.S. (low score [or being born outside the U.S., high sCore for grandfather bom in the U.S.} was positively related to all in· dices of acculturation and negatively related to.Media Biculturalism. It was unrelated to Sociol Biculturalism, Muesrros de hombres reclutos a los jUerzas navales de Estados Unidos de etnicidad Anglo o Hispona contestaron una serte de preguntos relacio-l)(Jdas a Ill aculturizaci6n y ei biculturolirmo, Tres Indices de aculturizacltm ftteron identificados:- (a) ' Afios de resldenclo en los Estodm Unidos, (b) Aculturizaci/Jn sociol,- y (c) Aculturizacttm de los medios de comun/cac/On masiva. ' Dos de biculturalismo se identijicaron: (I) Blculturalismo de los