Becoming Bicultural : : Risk, Resilience, and Latino Youth /

Becoming Bicultural : : Risk, Resilience, and Latino Youth / / Martica Bacallao, Paul R. Smokowski.

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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 bicultu...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Smokowski, Paul R.,
Bacallao, Martica,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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
  • 5. Cultural Adaptation Styles and Health: Risks of Staying Separate or Assimilating
  • 6. 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
  • About the Authors

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