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Tables of Contents for Latino Families in Therapy
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Part I Overview
1
30
Introduction
5
7
The Current Dilemma
5
1
Cultural Sensitivity versus Cultural Encapsulation
6
1
Ecological Niches and Cultural Borderlands
6
1
The Observer and the Observed in the Cultural Equation
7
1
A Generalist Framework for Culture: MECA
8
1
The Challenge of Describing Groups
9
1
A Word about Terminology
10
2
MECA: A Meeting Place for Culture and Therapy
12
19
Inside MECA
13
3
The Key Generic Domains
16
2
Comparing Cultural Maps: Family Maps and Therapist Maps
18
2
The Diaz Ortiz Family: A Case of Child Abuse
20
7
Meca Applied: What Maps Reveal
27
4
Part II The Latino Experience: Movement and Change
31
58
Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans: An Overview
33
13
Why ``Latinos'' and Not ``Hispanics''?
34
2
A Brief History of Latino Migration
36
7
Migration, Psychological Distress, and Help Seeking
43
3
Journeys of Migration: Opportunity and Continuity
46
21
The Migration Narrative
46
1
The Premigration and Entry Experience
47
4
The Uprooting of Meaning
51
7
Players in the Migration Drama: Rupture and Renewal
58
9
Journeys of Adaptation: Options for Change
67
22
Models of Culture Change
69
7
Models of Culture Change and the Therapist's Position
76
1
Dilemmas of Cultural Transition
77
3
Therapeutic Approaches to Cultural Transition
80
9
Part III The Crossroads of Inner and Outer Worlds: Ecological Contexts
89
68
The Impact of Racism and Discrimination
93
22
The Race of Latinos
93
1
Race as a Social Construction
94
1
Racism and Migration
95
2
Residential Segregation and Social Maladies
97
1
Racism among Latinos
98
7
The Subtle Prejudice of Professionals
105
6
On Trusting Professionals
111
4
The Challenge of School and Work
115
16
Immigrant Children and School Achievement
115
4
Immigrant Parents and the Schools
119
2
Programs for Parents and Children
121
3
Work in a New World
124
7
Belief Systems: Religion and Health
131
26
Folk Health: Illness Beliefs
132
10
Folk, Religious, and Magical Healing
142
3
Religious Beliefs
145
4
Locus of Control and Styles of Coping with Adversity
149
8
Part IV Latino Family Bonds
157
54
Family Organization: The Safety Net of Close and Extended Kin
161
26
Concepts of Connectedness
161
4
The Cast of Characters, Roles, and Hierarchies
165
13
Communication Styles, Conflict Resolution, and Emotional Expression
178
9
The World of Couples: Reality and Myth
187
24
Engaging Latino Couples in Therapy
188
4
The Clash of Two Marital Ideologies
192
3
The Shifting Meanings of Gender Mystiques
195
10
Love in the Time of Cultural Transition: A Therapeutic Discourse
205
6
Part V The Latino Family Life Cycle
211
52
Childhood and Adolescence
215
24
The Family with Young Children: Proper Demeanor or Self-Maximization?
215
9
The Family with School-Age Children: Brave in a New World
224
3
Adolescence: Between Two Worlds
227
5
Therapy Resources for Adolescence
232
7
Adulthood across the Lifespan
239
24
Young Adulthood: Staying Home and Moving On
239
10
Middle Age: A Full Nest
249
4
The Latino Elderly: Losses and a Shared Life
253
7
Dying and Grieving
260
3
Part VI Conclusion
263
15
Current Trends and Future Directions in Multiculturalism
265
13
Contexts for Multiculturalism: A Brief Review
265
2
Collective Identities and Cultural Exchange: A World of Variation
267
1
Multiculturalism and Psychotherapy
268
2
Cultural Emphasis: A Spectrum of Choice
270
5
A View to the Future
275
3
References
278
19
Index
297