Becoming Bicultural: Risk, Resilience, and Latino Youth Contributor(s): Smokowski, Paul R. (Author), Bacallao, Martica (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814740901 ISBN-13: 9780814740903 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Adolescent - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
Dewey: 305.800 |
LCCN: 2010033818 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smokowski, Paul R.: - Paul R. Smokowski is a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Social Work. In addition to the Latino Acculturation and Health Project, he also created the Parent-Teen Biculturalism Project with Martica Bacallao to address youth violence prevention in immigrant families.Bacallao, Martica: - Martica Bacallao is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro in the Department of Social Work. |