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Latino Children and Families in the United States: Current Research and Future Directions
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Latino Children and Families in the United States: Current Research and Future Directions

by Josefina M. Contreras, Kathryn A. Kerns, Angela M. Neal-Barnett. 291 pgs.

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Table of contents
Contents
Illustrations vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Josefina M.Contreras
Part I. Cultural Context of Latino Families
Chapter1 Latino Families: Myths and Realities 3
Ana Mari Cauce and
Melanie Domenech-Rodríguez
Chapter2 Ethnic Culture, Poverty, and Context: Sources of Influence on Latino Families and Children 27
Mark W.Roosa ,
Antonio A.Morgan-Lopez ,
Willa K.Cree , and
Michele M.Specter
Chapter3 Acculturation and the Mental Health of Latino Youths: An Integration and Critique of the Literature 45
Nancy A.Gonzales ,
George P.Knight ,
Antonio A.Morgan-Lopez ,
Delia Saenz , and
Amalia Sirolli
Part II. Parenting Processes in Latino Families
Chapter4 Latino Immigrant Parents’ Beliefs about the “Path of Life” of Their Adolescent Children 77
Margarita Azmitia and
Jane R.Brown
Chapter5 Coparenting in Intact Mexican American Families: Mothers’ and Fathers’ Perceptions 107
Yvonne M.Caldera ,
Jacki Fitzpatrick , and
Karen S.Wampler
Chapter6 Child-Rearing Beliefs and Practices During Feeding Among Middle-Class Puerto Rican and Anglo Mother-Infant Pairs 133
Robin L.Harwood ,
Amy M.Miller ,
Vivian J.Carlson , and
Birgit Leyendecker
Chapter7 A Conceptual Model of the Determinants of Parenting Among Latina Adolescent Mothers 155
Josefina M.Contreras ,
David Narang ,
Madinah Ikhlas , and
Jennifer Teichman
Part III. Research Methods and Interventions with Latino Families
Chapter8 Measurement Equivalence and Research on Latino Children and Families: The Importance of Culturally Informed Theory 181
George P.Knight ,
Jenn-Yun Tein ,
Justin H.Prost , and
Nancy A.Gonzales
Chapter9 Parenting Interventions Adapted for Latino Families: Progress and Prospects 203
Larry E.Dumka ,
Vera A.Lopez , and
Sara Jacobs Carter
Chapter10 Learning from Latino Parents: Combining Etic and Emic Approaches to Designing Interventions 233
Luis H.Zayas and
Lisseth Rojas-Flores
Part IV. Conclusions and Recommendations for the Future of the Field
Chapter11 The Challenges and Rewards of Conducting Ethnic Minority Research 253
Angel G.Lugo Steidel ,
Madinah Ikhlas ,
Irene Lopez ,
Reece O.Rahman , and
Jennifer Teichman
Chapter12 A Research Agenda on Latino Children and Families: Recommendations from the 2000 Kent Psychology Forum 265
Josefina M.Contreras
Index 269
About the Editors and Contributors 277
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