Suarez-Orozco, Carola 1957-

Transformations : Immigration, family life, and achievement motivation among Latino adolescents / Carola and Marcelo Suarez-Orozco. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1995. - xix, 266 p. 24 cm.

Includes bibliogr. references (p. 237-258) and index.

"Explores migration between the US and Mexico and focuses on the differences among adolescent groups. The authors analyze four populations (native Mexican, native North Americans, first generation Latino immigrants, and second generation immigrants) and begin to unravel the difficult issues of cultural differences, social identity, family structure, and personal reasons for migrating" - Handbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

0804725500 (acidfree paper) 0804725519 (pbk. : acid-free paper)


Mexican American teenagers--California.
Mexican American teenagers
Achievement motivation in youth--California.
Teenagers--Mexico.
Achievement motivation in youth--Mexico.
Teenage immigrants--California
Teenage immigrants--United States


Mexico--Emigration and immigration.