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Latina girls : voices of adolescent strength in the United States / edited by Jill Denner and Bianca L. Guzmán.

Other author/creatorDenner, Jill.
Other author/creatorGuzmán, Bianca Lucrecia.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2006.
Descriptionviii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Contents Latina girls transforming cultures, contexts, and selves / Jill Denner and Bianca Guzmán -- Los papas, la familia y la sexualidad / Bianca L. Guzmán, Elise Arruda, and Aida Feria -- Confianza, consejos and contradictions : gender and sexuality lessons between Latina adolescent daughters and mothers / Jennifer Ayala -- La casa : negotiating family cultural practices, constructing identities / Angela Gallegos-Castillo -- Promoting values of education in Latino mother-adolescent discussions about conflict and sexuality / Laura F. Romo ... [et al.] -- Resistance to race and gender oppression : Dominican high school girls in New York City / Nancy López -- La escuela : young Latina women negotiating identities in school / Melissa Hyams -- Latina adolescents' career goals : resources for overcoming obstacles / Wendy Rivera and Ronald Gallimore --
Contents Career expectations and goals of Latina adolescents : results from a nationwide study / Deborah Marlino and Fiona Wilson -- Latina adolescents' sexual health : a participatory empowerment approach / Gary W. Harper ... [et al.] -- Cien porciento puertorriqueña (Puerto Rican, one hundred percent) / Xaé Alicia Reyes -- Getting connected : the expanding use of technology among Latina girls / Robert Fairlie and Rebecca London -- La felicidad : predictors of life satisfaction and well-being among Latina girls / Charu Thakral and Elizabeth Vera -- La salud : Latina adolescents constructing identities, negotiating health decisions / Yvette Flores -- Latina adolescent motherhood : a turning point? / Stephen Russell and Faye Lee -- Latina girls, social science and transformation / Bianca L. Guzmán and Jill Denner.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005037591
ISBN0814719767 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0814719775 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814719763
ISBN9780814719770

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Joyner General Stacks E184.S75 L345 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold