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Author:   Pedro Noguera ,  Aída Hurtado (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA) ,  Edward Fergus ,  A Da Hurtado (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9780415877787

ISBN 10:   0415877784
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   29 August 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Introduction 1. Invisible No More: The Status and Experience of Latino Males from Multidisciplinary Perspectives Pedro Noguera, Aída Hurtado Section 1: The State of Latino Males 2. Social Mobility and the Complex Status of Latino Males: Education, Employment, and Incarceration Patterns from 2000-2009, Mellie Torres, Edward Fergus 3. Adolescent Mexican American Males: No Increased Risk of Mental Health Problems, Robert E. Roberts, Catherine Ramsay Roberts 4. Reducing Sexual and Reproductive Health Disparities Among Latino Men: Exploring Solutions in the Boundaries of Masculinity, Miguel Muñoz-Laboy, Ashley Perrry 5. Searching for Ideal Masculinity: Negotiating Day Labor Work and Life at the Margins, Abel Valenzuela, Jr., Maria C. Olivares Pasillas Section 2: Masculinity Construction 6. ""Where the Boys Are"": Macro and Micro Considerations for the Study of Young Latino Men’s Educational Achievement, Aída Hurtado, Craig Haney, Jose G. Hurtado 7. Taking Count of Gender and Legal Status Within Latino Media Policy, Dolores Inés-Casillas 8. Anchoring the Measurement of Machismo and Latino Male Identity in Contemporary Definition and Theory, Maria Félix-Ortiz, Ian Ankney, Megan Brodie, Harold Rodinsky 9. Transforming Boys, Transforming Masculinity, Transforming Culture: Masculinity Anew in Latino and Latina Children’s Literature, Phillip Serrato 10. Undocumented Latino Youth: Strategies for Accessing Higher Education, Daysi Diaz-Strong, Christina Gómez, María E. Luna-Duarte, Erica R. Meiners 11. Claiming Queer Cultural Citizenship: Gay Latino (Im)migrant Acts in San Francisco, Horacio N. Roque Ramirez Section 3: Race, Gender, and Skin Color in Constructing Identification 12. Does Race and National Origin Influence the Hourly Wages That Latino Males Receive? Clara E. Rodríguez, Grigoris Argeros, Michal H. Miyawaki 13. The Relevance of Skin Color in the Construction of an Ethnic Identification Among Mexican and Puerto Rican Boys, Edward Fergus 14. Racially Stigmatized Masculinities and Empowerment: Conceptualizing and Nurturing Latino Males’ Schooling in the United States, Nancy López 15. ""Sometimes You Need to Spill Your Heart Out to Somebody"": Close Friendships Among Latino Adolescent Boys, Niobe Way, Carlos Santos, Alexandra Cordero Section 4: Environmental Factors and Violence 16. Street Socialization and the Psychosocial Moratorium, James Diego Vigil 17. Latino Male Violence in the United States, Ramiro Martinez, Jr., Jacob I. Stowell Conclusion 18. What We Have Learned: The Role of Public Policy in Promoting Macro and Micro Levels of Intervention in Response to the Challenges Confronting Latino Men, Pedro Noguera, Aída Hurtado, Edward Fergus Contributor Biographies Index"

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Pedro Noguera is Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. Aida Hurtado is Professor and Luis Leal Endowed Chair in the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department at University of California, Santa Barbara. Edward A. Fergus is Deputy Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at New York University.

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