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ED360461 UD029417
Title: Empowering Hispanic Families: A Critical Issue for the '90s.
Author(s): Sotomayor, Marta, Ed.
Pages: 237
Publication Date: 1991
Notes: Foreword by Juan Ramos.
ISBN: 0-87304-243-3
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Family Service America, Inc., 11700 West Lake Park Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53224.
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Collected works--General (020); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Wisconsin
Journal Announcement: RIEDEC1993
The chapters
of this book will guide discourse about the service needs of the
Hispanic population and provide a significant knowledge base for
understanding the strengths of Hispanics, for whom the family is
central and crucial. Following an introduction by M. Sotomayor,
the following chapters are presented: (1) "Hispanics in the
Past Two Decades, Latinos in the Next Two: Hindsight and Foresight"
(G. Gonzalez); (2) "The Changing Demographic Face of Hispanics
in the United States" (A. Garcia); (3) "Patterns and Consequences
of Illegal Drug Use among Hispanics" (M. De La Rosa); (4) "AIDS:
A Challenge to Hispanics and their Families" (F. I. Soriano);
(5) "Strengthening Family and School Bonds in Promoting Hispanic
Children's School Performance" (H. Curiel); (6) "Phenotyping,
Acculturation, and Biracial Assimilation of Mexican Americans"
(F. F. Montalvo); (7) "Sensitive Mental Health Services for
Low-Income Puerto Rican Families" (A. Facundo); (8) "Mental
Health Services and the Hispanic Elderly" (M. R. Miranda);
(9) "Older Hispanic Women: A Decade in Review" (E. Bastida
and R. Juarez); (10) "Culturally Relevant Services for Hispanic
Elderly" (J. S. Gallegos); and (11) "Juvenile Delinquency
among Hispanics: The Role of the Family in Prevention and Treatment"
(A. T. Rio, D. A. Santisteban, and J. Szapocznik). (SLD)
Descriptors: Acculturation; *Cultural Awareness; Delinquency; Demography;
Disadvantaged Youth; Elementary Secondary Education; *Family Role;
*Hispanic Americans; Latin Americans; Mental Health Programs; Needs
Assessment; Older Adults; Puerto Ricans; *Social Services; Spanish
Speaking; Urban Problems
Identifiers: *Empowerment; *Latinos
