title: Culturally sensitive family assessment: an evaluation of the family assessment device used with Hawaiian-American and Japanese-American families.
abstract: This article reports the results of a study of the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD) used with samples drawn from two non-Anglo ethnic groups: Hawaiian-Americans and Japanese-Americans living in Hawaii. The results showed that the FAD appeared to make appropriate assessments of Hawaiian-American study participants' families and inappropriate assessments of Japanese-American study participants' families. Results also suggested that cultural norms regarding family functioning may vary according to socioeconomic status. FAD modifications are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, California State University, San Bernardino 92407-2397.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D001318:Authoritarianism; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006254:Hawaii / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D009769:Object Attachment; D011340:Problem Solving; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012380:Role; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*