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Tables of Contents for Con Respeto
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
xi
Carol Stack
Acknowledgments
xiii
Preface
xv
Introduction: Between Two Worlds
1
1
Saul and His Family
1
8
The Two Worlds: Gaining Entry
9
6
School Failure: Explanations and Interventions
15
26
Explanations of School Failure
15
4
Understanding School Failure
19
5
The Mexican-Origin Population
24
5
Fixing the Problem: Educational Interventions
29
2
The Concept of Family Intervention
31
8
The View from Inside Ten Families
39
2
The Setting and the Families
41
17
The Borderlands
41
1
Las Fuentes
42
5
Family Profiles
47
10
Making the Decision to Leave Mexico
57
1
Coming Across
58
14
Entering the United States
58
2
The Illegal Period
60
3
Arreglando (Becoming Legal)
63
5
Maintaining Links to Mexico
68
2
Coming to Stay
70
2
The Ten Women
72
22
Isela Sotelo
72
3
Velma Soto
75
2
Amelia Soto
77
2
Reina Leyba
79
2
Rosario Castro
81
2
Gloria Cerda
83
2
Eulalia Gomez
85
2
Carmen Ornelas
87
2
Maria Elena Ramirez
89
2
Socorro Tinajero
91
1
The Women: An Overview
92
2
Surviving in a New World
94
22
The Business of Surviving
94
1
Mediating Experience: The Family's Collective Wisdom
94
2
Making a Living
96
9
Finding Housing
105
5
Staying Healthy
110
6
Raising Children
116
24
The Role of Children in Families
117
1
Teaching Children
118
2
Family Interaction
120
2
Parental Responsibilities
122
1
Household Chores
122
1
Family Structure
123
2
Consejos
125
4
Discipline
129
1
Respeto
130
2
School Success, Learning, and Human Talent
132
4
English Language Learning and Future Success
136
2
Raising Children: A Collective Endeavor
138
2
The School Context
140
29
Lincoln School
140
1
The Focal Children and Their School Placement
141
8
The Educational Experiences of the Adults
149
11
Parental ``Involvement'' in School
160
2
Parental Interactions with School Personnel
162
4
Parental Involvement in Children's Schoolwork
166
1
The School Context: A Summary
167
2
Education and Life Chances
169
21
Traditional Values Among the Ten Families
171
2
Ordinary Mexicans and Education in Mexico
173
2
Education and Social Mobility
175
1
The Families and Their Backgrounds
176
3
Mexican-Origin Families and Microlevel Practices
179
2
Hopes and Dreams
181
4
Familism as a Central Value
185
3
Families and Their Values: A Summary
188
2
Changing Families
190
17
Parent Education Programs
191
2
Fixing the Problem
193
4
The Problem with Family Intervention
197
3
Parent Intervention Programs and Mexican-Origin Parents
200
4
Mexican-Origin Families: Can We and Should We Intervene?
204
3
Notes
207
8
References
215
14
Index
229
8
About the Author
237