TY - JOUR T1 - Quality in the Context of the Mexican Family AU - , Daniel J. Fonseca AU - , Daniel Zavala AU - , Claudia Salinas JO - The Social Sciences VL - 1 IS - 2 SP - 102 EP - 105 PY - 2006 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2006.102.105 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2006.102.105 KW - Mexican family KW -context KW -quality AB - The term quality, previously associated only to manufacturing and service activities, is now becoming more relevant in the social sciences. In such a context, quality can be seen as a measure for assessing one’s living conditions. The objective of this study is to examine to what degree middle-class Mexican families use the quality principles and philosophies -as they are commonly known in productive systems- while functioning as a social entity. Twenty five randomly selected middle-class families from the Northeastern part of Mexico were surveyed by means of a series of questionnaires designed by ten quality experts. From the collected responses, it is clear that within middle-class Mexican families there is a strong awareness of the benefits that can be obtained from the application of the principles encouraged by a culture of quality. ER -