| Description |
xviii, 600 pages ; 26 cm |
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Prologue: America's minority group children: the underserved -- pt. 1, The health status of minority group children: -- Vision or sight: health concerns for Afro-American children -- Factors relating to the health status of Mexican-American children -- The impact of culture on the health of American Indian children; -- pt. II, Psychosocial development: -- Coping with adversity: the psychosocial development of Afro-American children -- The development of Mexican-American children -- The growth and development of American Indian and Alaskan native children -- The social and emotional development of Filippo-American children -- The growth and development of Korean-American children -- Psychological development of Chinese-American children -- Emotional growth of Japanese-American children; -- pt. III, Family life patterns: -- Black family life patterns, the development of self and cognitive development of Black children -- Family life patterns of Mexican-Americans -- The impact of macro systems of Puerto Rican families -- The Japanese-American families -- Family life patterns of Pacific Islanders: the insidious displacement of culture -- Indian family values and experiences; -- pt. IV, Mental health issues for minority group children: -- Mental health issues in the development of the Black American child -- Clinical issues and techniques in working with Hispanic children and their families -- Mental health needs and Puerto Rican children -- The mental health of the American Indian child -- Mental health issues of Japanese-American children -- Mental health and Vietnamese children -- The mental health of Chinese-American children: stressors and resources; -- pt. V, Educational issues regarding minority group children: -- Services in national preschool programs -- The effects of intelligence and achievement testing on minority group children -- School desegregation: the psychological, social, and educational implications -- Attending to the emotional needs of Junior High School students and staff during school desegregation -- Bilingual education: fact or fancy? -- Important issues in the language development of the Black child -- Educational policy and cultural plurality; -- pt. VI, Research and social policy issues: -- The Juvenile Justice System and minorities -- The Mexican-American child: a socioecological approach to research; -- Epilogue: Poverty: the greatest and severest handicapping condition in childhood. |
| Note |
Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
| Subject |
Children of minorities -- Mental health -- United States.
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Children of minorities -- Mental health services -- United States.
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Child mental health services -- United States.
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Children of minorities -- United States.
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Child Development.
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Family Characteristics.
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Mental Health.
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Minority Groups -- psychology.
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Child.
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Infant.
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| Added Author |
Powell, Gloria J.
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| ISBN |
0876302770 |
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