Familismo Case Study

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Everyday discrimination is not the only precursor of chronic health conditions, but familismo has also been a contributing factor. Familismo is deeply rooted in the Latinos culture that passed away from generation to generation as ‘‘features of familismo such as pride, belonging, and obligation members of the family continue to be distinctive attributes across generations regardless of the length of time one has resided in the US’’ (Ayo´n et al., 2010, p.743). Consequently, this intimate relationship among the members of Latinos family creates a high volume of mental stress that eventually deteriorates their health conditions. A survey conducted by Ayo´n et al. (2010) showed one identical outcome for two different groups. Based on Parents

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