ABSTRACT
This chapter is a case study of family socialization observed in households of two different generations: first-generation Mexican-American families and Mexican-immigrant families in Carpinteria, California. It presents a three-tier analysis of parent-child socialization in: (a) first-generation parents who attended Carpinteria schools when they were segregated; (b) immigrant parents, educated in Mexico, whose children attended the same Carpinteria schools after special programs to address education of Latinos were implemented but prior to any community organization; and (c) the same immigrant families after the formation of a community-school organization. The two cohorts represent three important educational experiences in this particular community—experiences that are reflected in parent-child interaction and, ultimately, in child development.
