Title: Latina realities : essays on healing, migration, and sexuality /
Authors: Espín, Oliva M.
Publisher: Westview Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Sexuality; Cultural Characteristics; Hispanic Americans; Women psychology; Mental Health; Hispanic American women Mental health.; Hispanic American women Psychology.
Abstract: Primarily focusing on the experiences of Latina women, gleaned from psychotherapy practice and research, the book presents discussions on experience as a source of theory and method in psychology; issues relevant to immigrant women and girls, such as sexuality and language; and other similar topics. Latina Realities is a valuable text for advanced courses exploring diversity in psychology and women's lives as well as a useful supplementary reading for introductory courses in psychology of women, women's studies, cultural psychology, and other gender or ethnic issues courses.