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Acculturation In The Texas-Mexico Border Region: Effects On Drinking Differ By Gender

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“Previous research has shown that immigrant groups that acculturate to mainstream American culture tend to have more alcohol-related problems. Most of this research, however, has been conducted among Hispanic populations living in U.S. metropolitan areas. A study of Hispanic populations along the Texas- has found that appears to have different effects on drinking by men and women.

“As immigrant groups acculturate to mainstream America, at least in the case of alcohol, because U.S. norms regulating alcohol use are more liberal than those of other countries, especially regarding drinking by women, as women acculturate they drink more,” explained Raul Caetano, of epidemiology and regional dean (Dallas) at The School of Public Health as well as the study’s corresponding author. “With men it may be the fact that acculturated men have higher incomes and may have more disposable income to buy alcohol.”"*

*From: http://www.sciencedaily.com
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