Ann Arbor : California State University, Fresno, 1993.
Pages:
76
Language:
English
Abstract:
The present study investigated and described some of the traditions of the Hmong people in Laos, and after relocation to the United States. The qualitative study was done of 20 Hmong married couples and examined the attitudinal shifts concerning courtship and marriage which have taken place during the move toward acculturation to American society. The ways in which educational and career opportunities for Hmong girls are changing traditional attitudes toward courtship, marriage, and childbearing were also evaluated. Questions asked by the interviewer during oral interviews examined attitudes toward age at marriage, male and female roles in marriage, and perceived shifts in these roles as the Hmong adapt to American society. Changes in attitudes and practices which have occurred since coming to America are discussed, as well as what the Hmong people themselves foresee for future generations of Hmong children growing up in the United States.