title: Cultural adaptations of Alcoholics Anonymous to serve Hispanic populations.
abstract: Hispanic A.A. groups in Los Angeles operate with two different models, one involving "terapia dura" (rough therapy) and the other employing less confrontive methods. "Terapia dura" adapts expressions of the machismo value complex to produce social alternatives for young male immigrants from Central America. In the less confrontational version, machismo is muted. Hispanic A.A. groups make little provision for the problems of women, and gays are stigmatized. Members' economic status, ethnicity, and level of acculturation condition the style and content of meetings and strategies for group survival.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Scientific Analysis, Los Angeles, California 90026.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012931:Social Environment; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D014505:Urban Population