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Becoming bicultural

Smokowski, Paul R.

Becoming bicultural risk, resilience, and Latino youth / [electronic resource] : Paul R. Smokowski and Martica Bacallao. - New York : New York University Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xiii, 239 p. :) ill. ; - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From melting pot to simmering stew: acculturation, enculturation, assimilation, and biculturalism in American racial dynamics -- Enculturation after immigration: how Latino family systems change and how they stay the same during the diffuse, bifurcated stage of acculturation contact -- From contact to conflict: how assimilation mechanisms underpin the exploration and adaption stage in bicultural development -- Balancing between two worlds: the integration stage of bicultural development -- Cultural adaption styles of health : risks of staying separate or assimilating -- The benefits of biculturalism : savoring the flavors in the simmer stew -- Entre dos mundos/between two worlds: a bicultural skills training prevention program to help immigrant families cope with acculturation stress.

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Assimilation (Sociology)--United States.
Hispanic Americans.
Minority youth--United States.
Biculturalism--United States.


Electronic books.

E184.A1 / S6655 2011

305.800973