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Title: ACCULTURATION AND THE “CUBAN PRESENCE” AT AN ALL-BOYS CUBAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN MIAMI

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: This case study examines students of Cuban descent at a school that exemplifies the often overlooked phenomenon of Cuban Catholic schools and their persistence in contemporary Miami. These Cuban Catholic schools serve as an educational and cultural institutionthatpromotesdistinctconceptsofacculturationnotobserved elsewhere. Miami stands out for its Cuban and, more recently, pan-Hispanic influences. This study first incorporates archival data to chronicle the changes that Cuban Catholic schools faced during prerevolutionary Cuba, their “transplant” to Miami in the 1960s (Jorge Suchlicki and Leyva de Varona 1991) and their evolution to pan-Hispanic influencesinthe1990sand2000s. Theresearchthenincorporatessurveydatato determine how students of Cuban descent perceive their ethnic identity and what attitudes they hold towards the English and Spanish languages. The surveys will also compare the ethnic identities and perceived language attitudes of Cuban-immigrant youth and their parents to examine intergenerational differences. Lastly, the surveys willcomparetheperceivedethnic identitiesandlanguageattitudesofstudentsof Cubandescent,andstudentsofnon-Cuban Spanish-speakingdescentfromLatin America and the Caribbean, to determine intragenerational differences. Ultimately, the research asserts that students of Cuban descent are acculturating to American mainstream society, but they are doing so within the unique context of a Cuban and pan-Hispanic Miami.

Url: https://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1618&context=oa_theses

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Authors: Slawski, Grace, H

Institution: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

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Degree: Master of Arts

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Pages: 144

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Other, Race and Ethnicity

Countries: United States