ISBN:
9780814740897
,
9780814740903
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 239 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Becoming Bicultural
DDC:
305.800973
Keywords:
Minority youth
;
Hispanic Americans
;
Biculturalism
;
Assimilation (Sociology)
;
Assimilation (Sociology) ; United States
;
Biculturalism ; United States
;
Hispanic Americans
;
Minority youth ; United States
;
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Abstract:
Although the United States has always been a nation of immigrants, the recent demographic shifts resulting in burgeoning young Latino and Asian populations have literally changed the face of the nation. This wave of massive immigration has led to a nationwide struggle with the need to become bicultural, a difficult and sometimes painful process of navigating between ethnic cultures. While some Latino adolescents become alienated and turn to antisocial behavior and substance use, others go on to excel in school, have successful careers, and build healthy families. Drawing on both quantitative a
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 From Melting Pot to Simmering Stew: Acculturation, Enculturation, Assimilation, and Biculturalism in American Racial Dynamics; 2 Enculturation after Immigration: How Latino Family Systems Change and How They Stay the Same during the Diffuse, Bifurcated Stage of Acculturation Contact; 3 From Contact to Conflict: How Assimilation Mechanisms Underpin the Exploration and Adaptation Stage in Bicultural Development; 4 Balancing between Two Worlds: The Integration Stage of Bicultural Development
Description / Table of Contents:
5 Cultural Adaptation Styles and Health: Risks of Staying Separate or Assimilating6 The Benefits of Biculturalism: Savoring the Flavors in the Simmering Stew; 7 Entre Dos Mundos/Between Two Worlds: A Bicultural Skills Training Prevention Program to Help Immigrant Families Cope with Acculturation Stress; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; Y; About the Authors
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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