Latina girls : voices of adolescent strength in the United States / edited by Jill Denner and Bianca L. Guzmán.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Denner, Jill.

Guzmán, Bianca L. (Bianca Lucrecia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic American teenage girls--Social conditions.

Hispanic American teenage girls.

Hispanic American teenage girls--Psychology.

Hispanic Americans--Ethnic identity.

Hispanic Americans.

Sex role--United States.

Sex role.

Psychology.

Social conditions.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2006]

Summary:

Latinas are now the largest minority group of girls in the country. Yet the research about them is sparse, with little information to guide studies, services, or education for the rapidly growing Latino population across the U.S. The existing research has focused on stereotypical perceptions of Latinas as frequently dropping out of school, becoming teen mothers, or being involved with boyfriends in gangs.

Latina Girls brings together cutting edge research that challenges these stereotypes and offers solid data and suggestions for practical intervention for those who study and work to support this population. The volume highlights the challenges these young women face, as well as the ways in which they successfully negotiate those challenges. This volume includes research on Latinas and their relationships with family, friends, and romantic partners; academics; career goals; identity; lifelong satisfaction; and the ways in which they navigate across cultures and gender roles.

Contents:

Latina girls transforming cultures, contexts, and selves / Jill Denner and Bianca Guzmán

Los papas, la familia y la sexualidad / Bianca L. Guzmán, Elise Arruda, and Aida Feria

Confianza, consejos and contradictions : gender and sexuality lessons between Latina adolescent daughters and mothers / Jennifer Ayala

La casa : negotiating family cultural practices, constructing identities / Angela Gallegos-Castillo

Promoting values of education in Latino mother-adolescent discussions about conflict and sexuality / Laura F. Romo ... [et al.]

Resistance to race and gender oppression : Dominican high school girls in New York City / Nancy López

La escuela : young Latina women negotiating identities in school / Melissa Hyams

Latina adolescents' career goals : resources for overcoming obstacles / Wendy Rivera and Ronald Gallimore

Career expectations and goals of Latina adolescents : results from a nationwide study / Deborah Marlino and Fiona Wilson

Latina adolescents' sexual health : a participatory empowerment approach / Gary W. Harper ... [et al.]

Cien porciento puertorriqueña (Puerto Rican, one hundred percent) / Xaé Alicia Reyes

Getting connected : the expanding use of technology among Latina girls / Robert Fairlie and Rebecca A. London

La felicidad : predictors of life satisfaction and well-being among Latina girls / Charu Thakral and Elizabeth Vera

La salud : Latina adolescents constructing identities, negotiating health decisions / Yvette Flores

Latina adolescent motherhood : a turning point? / Stephen T. Russell and Faye C.H. Lee

Latina girls, social science and transformation / Bianca L. Guzmán and Jill Denner.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0814719767

0814719775

OCLC:

62897308

Publisher Number:

9780814719763

9780814719770