Latino/Hispanic Liaisons and Visions for Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Latino-Hispanic Liaisons and Visions for Human Behavior in the Social Environment dispels the pervasive historical and contemporary misconceptions and inaccuracies about Latino/Hispanic experiences. It highlights the diversity of clients who are often lumped together under the Latino/Hispanic umbrella, helping you to provide more effective services. You''ll find chapters examining the social ecology of Mexican-American child development, discussing caregiver well-being among Cuban and Puerto Rican mothers of mentally retarded adults, analyzing the adjustment process among Cuban refugee families, describing one Southwestern community''s efforts to create a multiethnic neighborhood coalition against substance abuse, evaluating a study of changes related to migration, family, and work in Caribbean women''s lives, and much more!

Add to your knowledge of Latino/Hispanic diversity, attitudes, behaviors, and experiences to provide more effective services!

Latino-Hispanic Liaisons and Visions for Human Behavior in the Social Environment dispels pervasive historical and contemporary misconceptions and inaccuracies and highlights the diversity of Latino/Hispanic experiences to help you provide more effective services to those clients. As editors Torres and Rivera point out, “Literature on Latinos/Hispanics reflects a dysfunctional and myopic cultural view in which they are often depicted in stereotypic characteristics and as a homogenous population.”

In Latino-Hispanic Liaisons and Visions for Human Behavior in the Social Environment, you’ll find chapters examining:

• the social ecology of Mexican-American child development
• caregiver well-being among Cuban and Puerto Rican mothers of mentally retarded adults
• the adjustment process among Cuban refugee families
• one Southwestern community’s efforts to create a multiethnic neighborhood coalition against substance abuse
• a study of changes related to migration, family, and work in Caribbean women’s lives
• and much more!