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important to see relatives regularly and to be with one
another. Whites are more mobile and contact with kin may
be more frequent by mail and telephone, but exchange of
support remains important, especially between primary
relatives (6, 7). Keefe's data (6) indicate whites value
relatives as highly as do Mexican-Americans, but that the
difference is that Mexican-Americans differ in the need for
the physical and spatial proximity of relatives. There is
strong evidence that, contrary to some views, such as those
of Redfield (15) and Parsons (12, 13), families based on
extended kinship do achieve upward mobility (9). Winch
(19) found that strong familistic values (for Jews) contrib-
ute to upward mobility, in the face of anti-Semitism, racism,
and prejudice, and finally, Keefe and Padilla (7) reached
the conclusion that both socioeconomic status and upward
mobility are positively correlated with the extended
familism of Mexican-Americans. Keefe (6) also admonished
that "social scientists must look to the structural
characteristics of the larger system which promote inequal-
ities between ethnic groups rather than blame the cultural
traits of ethnic minorities for any differences in
achievement."
This review of the literature suggests that the struc-
ture of the female parent Mexican-American family be examined
clearly and systematically. The financial support and
emotional needs of this type of family are necessary factors in
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Maldonado, Alfred C. Sources of Support and Parental Performances a Descriptive Study of Mexican-American Female Single Parents, dissertation, August 1987; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331344/m1/35/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .