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