| Description |
xix, 273 pages ; 26 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Introduction -- Who are Mexican Americans? : an overview of history, immigration, and cultural values / Yvonne M. Caldera, Paulina Velez-Gomez, and Eric W. Lindsey -- What does it mean to be Mexican American? : children's and adolescents' perspectives / Stephen M. Quintana, Thomas Chávez, and Alyssa M. Ramírez Stege -- Using culturally informed theory to study Mexican American children and families / Rebecca M.B. White, George P. Knight, and Mark W. Roosa -- Part II. Family contexts -- Mexican-American children and school readiness : an ecological perspective / Daniela Aldoney, Elizabeth Karberg, Jenessa Malin, and Natasha Cabrera -- Coparenting in mexican american intact families / Eric W. Lindsey and Yvonne M. Caldera -- Attentive helpfulness as a cultural practice of Mexican-heritage families / Angélica López, Omar Ruvalcaba, and Barbara Rogoff -- The study of Mexican immigrant families' space / Angela. E. Arzubiaga, Jennifer A. Brinkerhoff, and Bridget Granville Seeley -- Part III. School and community contexts -- Issues in educating Mexican American English language learners / Eva Midobuche, Alfredo H. Benavides, and Fatih Koca -- Bilingual development in early childhood : research and policy implications for mexican-american children / Marlene Zepeda and James L. Rodriguez -- Mexican American parents' involvement in their children's schooling / Marie-Anne Suizzo -- Part IV. Perspectives on mental health -- Mexican American's help-seeking of counseling services : removing barriers to access and focusing on strengths / Lucila Ramos-Sánchez -- Parenting and children's mental health in Mexican American families / Chelsea Klinkebiel, Nicole Harris, and Joaquin P. Borrego, Jr -- The cultural adaptation and mental health of Mexican American adolescents / Nancy A. Gonzales, Michaeline Jensen, Zorash Montano, and Henry Wynne -- Part V. Perspectives on physical health -- Nutritional resilience in Mexican immigrant/Mexican-Americans : how might food contribute to the Hispanic paradox? / Guadalupe X. Ayala, and Elva M. Arredondo -- Indigenous health and coping resources in Mexican American communities / Rebecca Lopez -- The psychology of health : physical health and the role of culture and behavior in Mexican Americans / John M. Ruiz, Heidi A. Hamann, James García, and Simon J. Craddock Lee -- Promoting the health of Mexican American infants and young children / Margaret O'Brien Caughy, and Luisa Franzini -- Part VI. Conclusions -- Perspectives and recommendations for future directions / Eric W. Lindsey and Yvonne M. Caldera. |
| Summary |
"Offering new insight on Mexican American culture and families, this book provides an interdisciplinary examination of this growing population. Contributors from psychology, education, health, and social science review recent quantitative and qualitative literature on Mexican Americans. Using current theories, the cultural, social, inter- and intra-personal experiences that contribute to the well-being and adjustment of Mexican Americans are examined. As such the book serves as a seminal guide to those interested in moving away from the dominant deficit model that characterizes the majority of the literature. To ensure consistency and accessibility, each chapter features an introduction, literature review, summary, future directions and challenges, policy implications, and references. Contributors review current education and health care policies and research that impact this population with the hope of guiding the development of policies and interventions that support well-being and adjustment. Highlights include: a normative and strength based perspective on Mexican American families; generational perspective that is common among Mexican American families; multidisciplinary review of the values, beliefs, practices, identities, educational resilience, and physical and mental health issues for a deeper understanding of this growing population; focus specifically on Latinos of Mexican Origin with a highlight on the cultural, social, interpersonal, and intrapersonal experiences that contribute to well-being and adjustment; empirically grounded resource to guide the development of public policy and intervention approaches that support the well-being of families of Mexican origin"--Provided by publisher. |
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Mexican Americans -- Social conditions.
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Mexican American children -- Social conditions.
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Mexican American families -- Social conditions.
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Mexican Americans -- Statistics.
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Mexican American children -- Statistics.
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Mexican American families -- Statistics.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020
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United States -- Ethnic relations.
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| Added Author |
Caldera, Yvonne M., editor.
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Lindsey, Eric W., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780415854535 hardback |
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0415854539 hardback |
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9780415854542 paperback |
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0415854547 paperback |
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9781315814612 electronic bk. |
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