TY  - JOUR
T1  - PErception of mental illness in a mexican-american community
AU  - Karno M, Edgerton RB
Y1  - 1969/02/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpsyc.1969.01740140105013
JO  - Archives of General Psychiatry
SP  - 233
EP  - 238
VL  - 20
IS  - 2
N2  - THERE are almost 2 million persons of Mexican birth or descent in California, about 10% of the state's population. Mexican-Americans also represent about 10% of the 7 million residents of Los Angeles County, forming a larger ethnic minority group than the Negro population in both the state and the county.Like Negroes, Mexican-Americans have been the objects of prejudice in the United States. Tenacious stereotypes of, and discrimination against the Mexican-American have been the focus of scattered attention,1-5 but extensive documentation has not yet been provided.Both peoples continue to be characterized by a chronically depressed socioeconomic status marked by a low educational level with a high degree of functional illiteracy, crowded and deteriorated housing, a high incidence of communicable disease, limited employment opportunities, and limited political power until the recent period of rapid growth of political strength.Mexican-Americans, however, are a unique people in
SN  - 0003-990X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1969.01740140105013
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1969.01740140105013
ER  -