Social Science Theory on the Mexican-American Experience

Abstract

In order to determine the congruence between developments in social science concerning the Mexican-American experience and the perspectives of social work, a synthesis of theoretical developments related to Mexican Americans is presented. Articles in 10 social work journals covering a 10-year period are then reviewed in light of those developments. The analysis shows that the social work literature overwhelmingly continues to reflect models of cultural theories (at the individual and the community and society levels) and structural theories (at the individual level), but that there is a significant lag in social work's use of structural models at a community and society level. As a result, social work has not emphasized the impact of broader economic, political, and social problems. The implications for practice and the necessity to integrate emerging social scientific perspectives are discussed.

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