TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - The "bleaching syndrome": implications of light skin for Hispanic American assimilation
JO  - Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences
A1  - Hall, Ronald E.
SP  - 307
EP  - 314
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - Light skin is an ideal in the United States because it is indicative of the dominant mainstream population. For Hispanic Americans whose skin reflects a range of colors, this causes distress. In their efforts to assimilate via a domination model, they are forced to internalize norms that conflict with that range. A result is the "bleaching syndrome, " manifested in the preference for light skin where applicable. The alternative causes them to su;ffer depression and other mental health disorders. Only by adhering to the internalization of nonns that idealize their population in toto can Hispanic Americans assimilate fully without incident.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07399863940163008
ID  - ref1
ER  -