Chapter 1 Latino Youth -- chapter 2 The Impact of Growing Up Poor or Welfare-Dependent on the Economic Status of Young Adults -- chapter 3 Sexual Behaviors of Latina Adolescents -- chapter 4 An Ecological, Risk-Factor Examination of Latino Adolescents' Engagement in Sexual Activity -- chapter 5 The Contrast between the Pathological Attributes and the Status/Aspirations of Mexican American Youth -- chapter 6 The Multicultural Literacies of Precollege Latino Students -- chapter 7 Demystifying the Images of Latinos -- chapter 8 The Development of Coping Strategies among Urban Latino Youth -- chapter 9 Family Values of Latino Adolescents -- chapter 10 Authority Plus Affection -- chapter 11 Migrant Adolescents -- chapter 12 Child Welfare and Latino Adolescents.