Transformations
Subtitle: immigration, family life, and achievement motivation among Latino adolescents
By: Carola and Marcelo Suárez-Orozco.
Contributors: Suárez-Orozco, Marcelo M., 1956-
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Mexican American teenagers -- California.; Mexican American teenagers.; Achievement motivation in youth -- California.; Teenagers -- Mexico.; Achievement motivation in youth -- Mexico.; Teenage immigrants -- California.; Teenage immigrants -- United States.; Mexico -- Emigration and immigration.
Description: "Explores migration between the US and Mexico and focuses on the differences among adolescent groups. The authors analyze four populations (native Mexican, native North Americans, first generation Latino immigrants, and second generation immigrants) and begin to unravel the difficult issues of cultural differences, social identity, family structure, and personal reasons for migrating"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-258) and index.