Latina/Latino Group Coping Paper

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Based on academic research, the findings show that Latina/Latino groups utilize religion as a coping strategy to manage stress along with different cultural traditions that help to maintain identity and connection with the group they identify with. Other researchers affirm that Latina/Latino groups in the US develop a dual culture and them manage dual coping strategies that adjust to both cultures. It is unknown if this strategy result in more effective coping or could lead to overwhelming feelings and less effective

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