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Teen Life in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Cynthia Margarita Tompkins, Kristen Sternberg
Foreword by Richard M. Lerner
Book Code: GR1932
ISBN: 0-313-31932-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31932-7
344 pages, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/2004
List Price: $60.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [P]rovides an interesting look at international customs from the eyes of the world's youth.
    —VOYA     December 2004
  • Teenage readers are the intended audience, but the books are useful for anyone making cultural comparisons.... The contrasts with their own lives will provide many young readers with an eye-opening experience and perhaps promote better understanding of other cultures. This series is recommended for both high school and college collections.
    —Lawrence Looks at Books     August 2004
Description: Teens in Latin America and the Caribbean generally face a difficult path to adulthood. Poverty and unemployment, violence, political instability, and emigration are frequently the norm in their native countries. Those from poorer families must often work as well as attend school, and opportunities for higher education and good jobs are limited. Wealthier teens, on the other hand, are sheltered from harshness and enjoy private schools, vacations abroad, and access to American consumer products. Yet family is important no matter what the class, and most of these teens share a love of parties, music, and current fashions. Latin America and the Caribbean are important regions to the United States, since large numbers of Americans can trace their roots there. Teen Life in Latin America and the Caribbean allows U.S. teens to understand the unique challenges and opportunities of teens in 15 Latin American or Caribbean countries. Photos complement the text.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Richard M. Lerner
  • Series Foreword by Jeffrey S. Kaplan
  • Introduction
  • Teens at the Border: For a Politics of Representation by Rossana Reguillo Cruz, translated by Cynthia Tompkins
  • Argentina by Aída Pierini and Gustavo Geirola
  • Brazil by Lizbeth Souza-Fuertes
  • Chile by Regina Akel
  • Colombia by Juana Suárez
  • Cuba by Gastón A. Alzate
  • IThe Dominican Republic by Manuel García Castellón
  • Ecuador by Jason Pribilsky
  • El Salvador by Cecilia Menjívar
  • Guatemala by Rose McEwen
  • Haiti by Maude Heurtelou
  • Jamaica by Barbara Bailey and Michelle Davis
  • Mexico by Roberto Campa-Mada, translated by Javier Ochoa and Kanishka Sen
  • Peru by Lydia Rodríguez
  • Puerto Rico by Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesús
  • Venezuela by Roberto Fuertes-Manjón
  • About the Editors and Contributors
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2003059644
LCC Class: HQ799
Dewey Class: 305
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