title: Differential perceptions of drinkers of alcoholic beverages by Mexican-Americans and non-Hispanic whites.
abstract: Random samples of 534 Mexican-Americans and 616 non-Hispanic Whites were interviewed over the telephone in San José, California and in San Antonio, Texas. Mexican-Americans tended to favor most frequently negative traits for their perceptions of drinkers than non-Hispanic Whites. Excessive drinkers were perceived most frequently in generally negative fashion by members of both ethnic groups although they were also perceived as happy persons. Highly acculturated Mexican-Americans reported perceptions of drinkers and of excessive drinkers that differed from those held by the less acculturated Mexican-Americans and that resembled those held by the non-Hispanic White respondents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of San Francisco, California 94117-1080, USA. marin@usfca.edu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marín
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Marín
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D001290:Attitude; D002140:California; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013240:Stereotyping; D013781:Texas; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*