| Other author/creator | Landale, Nancy. |
| Other author/creator | McHale, Susan. |
| Other author/creator | Booth, Alan, 1935-2015 |
| Other author/creator | National Symposium on Family Issues (16th : 2008 : Pennsylvania State University) |
| Contents |
The Social Contexts of Children and Youth in Hispanic Immigrant Families -- Nowhere near the same: the neighborhoods of Latino children / Richard Alba ... [et al.] -- Economic integration of Latino immigrants in new and traditional rural destinations in the United States / Randy Capps, Heather Koball, and William Kandel -- On the intergenerational mobility of U.S. Hispanics / Stephen J. Trejo -- Psychological implications of demographic trends in Latino children's neighborhoods / Stephen M. Quintana -- Structure and Process in Hispanic Immigrant Families and Their Implications for the Development of Children and Youth -- Structure and process in Mexican-origin families and their implications for youth development / Kimberly A. Updegraff and Adriana J. Umana-Taylor -- Structure and acculturation: explaining outcomes for children in Mexican American families / Jennifer Van Hook -- Moving beyond the mother-child dyad in prevention planning for Latino families: dads and siblings matter, too! / Rosalie Corona -- Mexican-origin children in the United States: language, family circumstances, and public policy / Donald J. Hernandez ... [et al.] -- Schooling and the Development of Children and Youth in Hispanic Immigrant Families -- Facing the challenges of educating Latino immigrant-origin students / Carola Suarez-Orozco, Francisco X. Gaytan, and Ha Yeon Kim -- The challenges of educating Latino students: engaging parents as partners / Katharine M. Donato and Melissa Marschall -- Latino academic achievement and dropping out of school / Suet-ling Pong -- The academic desire of students from Latin American backgrounds / Andrew J. Fuligni -- Access to Health Care and Well-Being of Children and Youth from Hispanic Immigrant Families -- A sociocultural framework for understanding the mechanisms behind behavioral health and educational service disparities in immigrant Hispanic children / Margarita Alegria ... [et al.] -- Where policy intervenes: an application of Alegria's sociocultural framework for understanding health and service disparities of immigrant Hispanic children / Deborah Roempke Graefe -- Observations on the mental health of Mexican American youth / Robert E. Roberts and Catherine R. Roberts -- Reducing the unequal burden of mental health for Hispanic children in immigrant families / Cheryl Anne Boyce -- The bumpy road ahead for Hispanic families / Matthew Hall and Anna R. Soli. |
| Abstract |
Hispanic children of immigrants are a diverse and fast growing population in the United States. This book explores the challenging environment in which these children are raised, high poverty rates, low academic achievement, limited access to health and social services, negative sentiments about immigrant families, and uncertain political and legal support, and examines how neighborhood, family, school, and community affect their development and well being. A bold policy agenda can improve these children's lives and help them thrive. This volume is based on presentations and discussions from Penn State University's National Symposium on Family Issues, "Development of Hispanic Children in Immigrant Families: Challenges and Prospects." Diverse scholars examine the children's social ecologies, how families influence children's adaptation to new environments, the effects of education policies on children's school experiences, and the roles of health care policies and social services in children's well being. |
| General note | " ... based on papers presented at the 16th Annual Penn State Symposium on Family Issues in October 2008"--Pref. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010007948 |
| ISBN | 9780877667636 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0877667632 (alk. paper) |
