Culturally Sensitive Family Assessment: An Evaluation of the Family Assessment Device Used with Hawaiian‐American and Japanese‐American Families
- 1 March 1990
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Family Process
- Vol. 29 (1) , 105-116
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.1990.00105.x
Abstract
This article reports the results of a study of the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD) used with samples drawn from two non-Anglo ethnic groups: Hawaiian-Americans and Japanese-Americans living in Hawaii. The results showed that the FAD appeared to make appropriate assessments of Hawaiian-American study participants' families and inappropriate assessments of Japanese-American study participants' families. Results also suggested that cultural norms regarding family functioning may vary according to socioeconomic status. FAD modifications are suggested.Keywords
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