Preventing Child Maltreatment in the U.S.: The Latinx Community Perspective

Monica Faulkner

ISBN 10: 197882288X / ISBN 13: 9781978822887

Published by Rutgers University Press, 2022

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book is part of a concentrated series of books that examines child maltreatment across cultural groups. Specifically, this volume examines core concepts relevant to Latinx families (e.g., familismo, acculturation, spirituality, oppression) as they relate to child maltreatment in the United States. While there are vast differences across Latinx families, authors use critical race and feminist theories to explore the impact of differences based on gender, race, immigration status, and country of origin. The book begins by contextualizing child maltreatment in Latinx families within the pervasive structural racism and inequality in the United States and addressing unique traumas experienced by Latinx families resulting from that inequity. Subsequent chapters address prevention of child maltreatment, responses to maltreatment and healing from trauma with an emphasis on resilience within the Latinx community. Three case studies are used to illustrate and apply concepts from each chapter.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Preventing Child Maltreatment in the U.S.: The Latinx Community Perspective
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 197882288X
• ISBN 13: 9781978822887
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 213W x 140H x 15D millimeters 213 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 249 grams

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Synopsis

This book is part of a concentrated series of books that examines child maltreatment across cultural groups.  Specifically, this volume examines core concepts relevant to Latinx families (e.g., familismo, acculturation, spirituality, oppression) as they relate to child maltreatment in the United States. While there are vast differences across Latinx families, authors use critical race and feminist theories to explore the impact of differences based on gender, race, immigration status, and country of origin. The book begins by contextualizing child maltreatment in Latinx families within the pervasive structural racism and inequality in the United States and addressing unique traumas experienced by Latinx families resulting from that inequity. Subsequent chapters address prevention of child maltreatment, responses to maltreatment and healing from trauma with an emphasis on resilience within the Latinx community. Three case studies are used to illustrate and apply concepts from each chapter.   
 

About the Author

ESTHER J. CALZADA is the Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion and the Leben Professor in Child and Family Behavioral Health at The University of Texas at Austin. She is a clinical child psychologist whose research focuses on parenting and early child development in Latinx families.

MONICA FAULKNER is a research associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin and the director of the Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing. She is a licensed masters-level social worker in Texas. Her research focuses on building programs and strategies to improve child welfare programs.
 
CATHERINE LABRENZ is an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work and is a licensed masters-level social worker in Texas. Her research focuses on building resilience to break cycles of child maltreatment.  She has worked with families involved in child welfare in Santiago, Chile.

MILTON A. FUENTES is a professor of psychology at Montclair State University in New Jersey and a licensed psychologist in New Jersey and New York.  His scholarship focuses on equity, diversity and inclusion and he has authored several peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books in this area.