The new Latina's bible
Subtitle: the modern Latina's guide to love, spirituality, family, and la vida
By: Sandra Guzmán
Publisher: Seal Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9781580053587
Subjects: Hispanic American women; Social conditions; Feminism
Work titles: Latina's bible
Description: "In this new edition of a book that's been a go-to guide for young Latinas for years, award-winning journalist Sandra Guzman tackles the real-world complications facing Latinas today. With warmth, humor, and wisdom, The New Latina's Bible explores a wide range of issues, touching on everything from family to dating to the workplace. Guzman offers helpful tips on improving self-esteem, and provides simple, easy-to-follow women's health advice. New chapters take on important topics like sexual abuse, domestic violence, interracial relationships, and LGBTQ issues. In The New Latina's Bible, Guzman shows other Latinas that they are not alone in the day-to-day dilemmas that they encounter, and that understanding these challenges can strengthen and empower them as women. A must-read for any Latina who faces the trials of living, loving, and dreaming in two worlds--the old world of their mam,̀ ta̕s, and abuelitas, and the new world in which they are immersed--this comprehensive book helps to bridge the gap between the dual realities that shape and define the nueva Latina. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The joys of being a modern Latina; title: 1. Surviving your Mother, la Familia, and el Que Dirán without going loca!; title: 2. Que bella soy: see the pretty girl in that mirror there?; title: 3. The healthy Latina: ¡Cuidate muchacha!; title: 4. Latina blues: It's not in your head; title: 5. Talk circles: The power of Latina friendship; title: 6. Centering your soul: Spirituality Latin style; title: 7. Secrets of Latina dating: The Latin girls' rules revealed; title: 8. Latina sexual mystique: The hot tamale, the Latin lover, and other lethal myths; title: 9. Love and relationships: la novia, la esposa, and the case of the quasi-wife; title: 10. Marrying outside la raza: Ten things to know before you marry a white guy; title: 11. When love hurts: The dirty secret of dating and domestic violence among Latinas; title: 12. Finding professional success: The get-ahead guide for the nueva Latina; title: 13. Going home...to your roots; title: 14. Los futuros: Taking care of our hermanitas and hermanitos.