Zambrana, Ruth E.,

Latinos in American society : families and communities in transition / Ruth Enid Zambrana. - Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource (xvi, 292 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : why study Latino families? -- Demographic trends : past, present, and future -- How have Latinos been studied? -- The importance of education -- Girlhood to womanhood -- Boyhood to manhood -- Physical and mental well-being through adulthood -- Public service systems as sites of the reproduction of inequality -- Persistent images and changing perceptions in the twenty-first century -- Capturing the lives of Latinos in the United States : advancing the production of critical social science knowledge.



9780801461040 9780801461521


Hispanic Americans--Social conditions.
Hispanic American families.
Hispanic Americans--Study and teaching (Higher)


Electronic Books.

E184 / .L385 2011