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Language: English
Published by Rutgers University Press, US, 2022
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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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- Title
- Preventing Child Maltreatment in the U.S.: the Latinx Community Perspective
- Author
- Milton A Fuentes, Esther J. Calzada, Catherine LaBrenz, Monica Faulkner
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press, US
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1978822898
- ISBN 13
- 9781978822894
- Item weight
- 143 grams
- Series
- Book 2 of 6: Violence Against Women and Children
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About the Author
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.
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