Resiliency in Native American and Immigrant Families

by Hamilton I. McCubbin; Elizabeth A. Thompson; Anne I. Thompson; Julie E. Fromer

• ISBN13: 9780761913993
• ISBN10: 0761913998
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-06-08
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

This book brings a fresh perspective to family and social ties which promote resiliency in Hawaiian and Native American, Asian American and Latino // Hispanic American cultures.The contributors give extensive examples of the ceaseless war between cultures where too often holistic and socially cohesive practices have been torn apart by growing westernization and materialism.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: OVERVIEW AND THEORY - Hamilton I McCubbin et al

Resiliency in Ethnic Families

A Conceptual Model for Predicting Family Adjustment and Adaptation - Gary D Sandefur

Race, Ethnicity, Families and Education - Anna Y Chan and Elaine Wethington

Factors Promoting Marital Resilience among Interracial Couples

PART TWO: NATIVE AMERICANS

Part Two A

Native Hawaiians - Anthony J Marsella et al

Native Hawaiian (/f003Kanaka Maoli/f001) Culture, Mind and Well-Being - Elizabeth A Thompson et al

Vulnerability and Resiliency in Native Hawaiian Families under Stress - Haunani-Kay Trask

Native Sovereignty

A Strategy for Hawaiian Family Survival

Part Two B

Native American Indians - Terry L Cross

Understanding Family Resiliency from a Relational World View - Jeanne L Connors and Anne M Donnellan

Walk in Beauty

Western Perspectives on Disability and Navajo Family//Cultural Resilience - Rochelle L Dalla and Wendy C Gamble

Social Networks and Systems of Support among American Indian Navajo Adolescent Mothers - Marc A Zimmerman et al

Enculturation Hypothesis

Exploring Direct and Protective Effects among Native American Youth

PART THREE: IMMIGRANT AMERICANS

Part Three A

Asian Americans - Kwang Chung Kim and Shin Kim

Family and Work Roles of Korean Immigrants in the United States - Vicky Chiu-wan Tam and Daniel F Detzner

Grandparents as a Family Resource in Chinese-American Families

Perceptions of the Middle Generation - Paul Y L Ngo and Tari A Malz

Cross-Cultural and Cross-Generational Differences in Asian Americans' Cultural and Familial Systems and Their Impact on Academic Striving

Part Three B

Latino//Hispanic Americans - Maura I Toro-Morn

The Family and Work Experiences of Puerto Rican Women Migrants in Chicago - Manuel Barrera Jr, Susan A Li and Laurie Chassin

Exploring Adolescents' Vulnerability to Life Stress and Parental Alcoholism

The Role of Ethnicity and Family Conflict - Lynn Okagaki and Peter A Frensch

Parental Support for Mexican-American Children's School Achievement - Wendy C Gamble and Rochelle L Dalla

Parenting and Child Adjustment in Single- and Two-Parent, Euro- and Mexican-American Families - Katherine Fennelly, Patricia Mulkeen and Carina Giusti

Coping with Racism and Discrimination

The Experience of Young Latino Adolescents - Stephanie K San Miguel, Gale M Morrison and Teresa Weissglass

The Relationship of Sources of Support and Service Needs

Resilience Patterns in Low-Income Latino//Hispanic Families - Julia C Torquati and Wendy C Gamble

Continuity of Caregiving in Mexican-American and African-American Homeless Families - Pilar A Parra and Peter Guarnaccia

Ethnicity, Culture and Resiliency in Caregivers of a Seriously Mentally Ill Family Member