PERCEPTIONS OF FAMILY VALUES AND ROLES AMONG JAPANESE-AMERICANS - CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS

A follow-up study of intact families in Hawaii found that Japanese Ame ricans' perceptions of family values and roles were more likely than t hose of European Americans to reflect a hierarchical family status wit h greater role differentiation and the male role as central. Additiona lly, Japanese Americans emphasized collective harmony, cooperation, in terpersonal acceptance, and positive mutual social interactions. Clini cal implications of the findings are discussed.