Assessment of the value-attitude orientations of American Indian children

Plas, Jeanne M.; Bellet, William

doi:10.1016/0022-4405(83)90067-5

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“…This would require an acceptance of a particular culture's basic worldview and the ability to act within the constraints of that worldview when interacting with members of that culture. For example, a study of elementary-age Sioux children living on reservations and in a neighboring boarding school (Plas & Bellet, 1983) showed that the older the children were, the more they differed culturally from younger respondents. 3 More pointedly, on the Native American Value-Attitude Scale (NAVAS; Trimble, 1981), younger children tended to provide the expected Indian response, whereas the older children both maintained a preference for the Indian values of community importance and deference to an indirect style of relating yet adopted a more Anglicized attitude toward school achievement and interpersonal involvement.…”

Section: Knowledge Of Cultural Beliefs and Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological impact of biculturalism: Evidence and theory.

LaFromboise¹,

Coleman²,

Gerton³

1993

Psychological Bulletin

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A vital step in the development of an equal partnership for minorities in the academic, social, and economic life of the United States involves moving away from assumptions of the linear model of cultural acquisition. In this article we review the literature on the psychological impact of being bicultural. Assimilation, acculturation, alternation, multicultural, and fusion models that have been used to describe the psychological processes, social experiences, and individual challenges and obstacles of being bicultural are reviewed and summarized for their contributions and implications for investigations of the psychological impact of biculturalism. Emphasis is given to the alternation model, which posits that an individual is able to gain competence within 2 cultures without losing his or her cultural identity or having to choose one culture over the other. Finally, a hypothetical model outlining the dimensions of bicultural competence is presented.

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Section: Knowledge Of Cultural Beliefs and Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological impact of biculturalism: Evidence and theory.

LaFromboise¹,

Coleman²,

Gerton³

1993

Psychological Bulletin

1,786

1,631

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“…This project includes white researchers and Native Americans who are not from the Apsáalooke tribe and whose values and attitudes are different from the Apsáalooke women who participated in this questionnaire. Thus, shared meaning and shared values may not exist between researchers and participants regarding items chosen for the questionnaire (Plas and Bellet 1983).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development and Implementation of a Culturally Sensitive Cervical Health Survey: A Community-Based Participatory Approach

Smith

Christopher

McCormick³

2004

Women & Health

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Cervical cancer mortality rates are higher for Great Plains Native American women than for Caucasian women and other Native women. Messengers for Health, a project based on the Apsáalooke (Crow Indian) reservation, utilizes a lay health advisor approach to decrease cervical cancer screening barriers, increase knowledge regarding screening and prevention, and increase the proportion of women receiving Pap tests among Apsáalooke women aged 18 and older. This project utilizes a community-based participatory research model, which emphasizes community member involvement in all phases of the project. The initial phase of this project was the development and implementation of a culturally sensitive survey used to guide the program and benefit the community. The process and preliminary results are presented.

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“…Freedenthal and Stiffman (2004) compared a group of American Indian youth living offreservation to those living on-reservation (a reservation other than Pine Ridge was used for the study), and found higher numbers of suicide ideation and psychosocial problems among the reservation group. Plas and Bellet (1983) found sufficient evidence, including statistics similar to those mentioned above, to justify the development of a separate value-attitude assessment from the one normally used that targeted use with indigenous children in the United States. The instrument relied on auditory stimuli, in contrast to the more traditional personality/attitude assessments which rely on written and/or pictoral stimuli (Plas and Bellet, 1983).…”

Section: Life On a Reservationmentioning

confidence: 83%

“…Plas and Bellet (1983) found sufficient evidence, including statistics similar to those mentioned above, to justify the development of a separate value-attitude assessment from the one normally used that targeted use with indigenous children in the United States. The instrument relied on auditory stimuli, in contrast to the more traditional personality/attitude assessments which rely on written and/or pictoral stimuli (Plas and Bellet, 1983). Plas and Bellet reasoned that "most Indian children grow up in relatively unpopulated areas of the country" (p. 59), which could be read as "on a reservation".…”

Section: Life On a Reservationmentioning

confidence: 83%

“…Plas and Bellet also identify several differences in social constructs between American indigenous cultures and anglo-American cultures based on the literature. American indigenous cultures tend to value non-interference in the affairs of others; indirectness when changing topic of conversations or redirecting attention; a sense of community; a sense of time not necessarily based on clock time; and a lesser focus on formal education (Plas and Bellet, 1983).…”

Section: Life On a Reservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Where the Earth Breathes Inside: The Attitudes of Lakota People Toward Wind Cave National Park

Rossi¹

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Wind Cave National Park, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, has a long and complex history concerning local indigenous peoples, including the Lakotas. Wind Cave is the location of the Lakotas' traditional origin story, and is now protected by a park that represents a federal government that many indigenous peoples of this country view negatively. Despite this, no study has attempted to characterize attitudes of local indigenous people towards the park. Recommendations from an earlier study encourage the park to collaborate closely with local indigenous tribes, and it would be beneficial for the park to have an understanding of the attitudes of these people. The purpose of this study is to begin to characterize the attitudes of Lakotas toward Wind Cave National Park. Seventeen interviews were conducted with Lakota people to better understand their thoughts and feelings about the park. The transcripts of these interviews were content analyzed, and several themes emerged. Negative themes included lack of Lakota perspectives in park interpretation, fees for cave tours, the tourist attraction nature of Wind Cave, and violation of a historic treaty. Positive themes included preservation, openness about non-indigenous tourists entering Wind Cave, and improvement in interpretation. Younger interviewees generally spoke more favorably of the park than older interviewees. The major finding is that the park needs to include more Native voice in its interpretation. Suggestions for accomplishing this include incorporating more cultural perspectives on cave tours and in Visitor Center exhibits, hiring more indigenous staff members, and inviting tribal members to the park for guest presentations. The park should work closely with Lakota and other local tribes, and can follow the example of other National Park Service sites to accomplish these changes.

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Assessment of the value-attitude orientations of American Indian children

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

Psychological impact of biculturalism: Evidence and theory.

Psychological impact of biculturalism: Evidence and theory.

Development and Implementation of a Culturally Sensitive Cervical Health Survey: A Community-Based Participatory Approach

Where the Earth Breathes Inside: The Attitudes of Lakota People Toward Wind Cave National Park

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