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Becoming bicultural : risk, resilience, and Latino youth / Paul R. Smokowski and Martica Bacallao

Smokowski, Paul R. [Verfasser] ; Bacallao, Martica

New York : New York University Press, 2011

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 256 pages) : Illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index

978-0-8147-8359-7 ; 0-8147-8359-7 ; 978-0-8147-0879-8 ; 0-8147-0879-X ; 0-8147-4089-8 ; 978-0-8147-4089-7 ; 978-0-8147-4089-7

 

USA  Hispanoamerikanischer Jugendlicher  Assimilation, Soziologie  Bikulturalismus 

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.