American Culture in Conflict with Traditional Values of Hispanic Male Immigrants, MU Study Finds – University of Missouri-Columbia

“Traditional family values may be strongest among immigrant men in one of the fastest growing populations of American society. A recent study by researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia is one of the first to intently interview Hispanic immigrant men in focus groups about their opinions and concerns toward family planning in the United States. The study found that family values are central to the culture of Hispanic male immigrants and recommends that this concept be used by family planning services to foster communication and safe-sex between a husband and wife.

“Family planning is a sensitive topic,” said Marjorie Sable, associate dean of the MU School of Social Work in the College of Human Environmental Sciences. “One of the things that we found with the men that we interviewed was their focus on building on their cultural value of familismo and their desire to protect their families.” “

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