The Latino Family and the Politics of Transformation

by David T. Abalos

Overview

The purpose of this book is to serve as a guide to understanding the Latino family in the United States and to describe the personal, political, historical, and sacred choices available in creating a freer and more fruitful family life. By linking theory to practice, the book provides a reenvisioning of the Latino family. Before any family can look at itself in a new way, it has to have a theoretical perspective. The book's theory of transformation provides a perspective that allows us to understand Latino families and the family in general. Furthermore, the politics of transformation shows us how to create fundamentally new and better relationships within the family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275948092
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/30/1993
Series:	Series in Transformational Politics And
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.41(d)
Lexile:	1330L (what's this?)

About the Author

DAVID T. ABALOS is Professor of Religious Studies and Sociology at Seton Hall University. He has lectured and written extensively on multicultural and gender scholarship and on Latinas/os in the United States from the perspective of the politics of transformation. He is the author of numerous articles and monographs, including Chicanos in the United States and Latinos in the United States.

Table of Contents

Introduction
A Theory of Transformation
The Politics of La Familia Latina
Tracing the Inherited Stories of the Latino Family
The Latino Family at Risk
Latina Female/Latino Male Relationships: Creating New Archetypal Dramas in the Latino Family
Bibliography
Index