55 swear allegiance to a new flag, but his mind may never adjust to the loss of the other life. To what it might have been. To what it can never be. (p. 109) Gallagher (1974) sees the exile as living in a schizophrenic state within two worlds. To understand the exile's situation, one must understand the social milieu of immigration. Sandoval's study (1979) on the use of Santeria, a syncretic system of African and Catholic rituals and beliefs, as a mental health care system, and Wetli and Martinez' (1981) work with Santeria and forensic science, indicate that the reliance on Santeria has not only survived immigration but has increased as an aid in the acculturation process. Sandoval suggests that those in the mental health care field who work with Cuban immigrants and Cuban-Americans should be familiar with Santeria as an auxiliary mental health support system and should work collaboratively with it to provide more effective care for these patients. She finds no conflict between Santeria, which works with the soul, and traditional mental health care which works with the mind. Mothers and sons This sense of loss and process of adjustment has received a great deal of attention by those professionals working in the field of mental health within the Dade County area. In studying the acculturation process of Cuban-American adolescent males and the mothers of adoles cents, Szapocznik, Scopetta, and Tillman (1977) conclude that there are great intergenerational differences in behavioral acculturation within the Cuban immigrant families with adolescents because the adolescents, especially males, acculturate more rapidly than the older family members.