"With one in five children in the United States today being raised by immigrant parents, understanding the conditions that foster or impede their success is a top priority for both social science research and public policy. Growing Up Hispanic cogently weaves together a remarkable group of interdisciplinary studies that shed new light on the experiences of Hispanic children in immigrant families. Covering such topics as cultural diversity, family relationships, and the larger contextual influences that shape child outcomes, this volume will become a standard reference."-Emilio A. Parrado, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania""Growing Up Hispanic represents a valuable addition to the growing literature on the experiences of Latino immigrants to the United States. The book brings together prominent scholars from different disciplines to discuss four topics relevant to Latino children, :their neighborhoods, families, schools, and experiences with the health care system. Strengths include the comprehensive coverage, interdisciplinary approach, timeliness of the topic, and explicit attention to research and policy considerations."-Marcela Raffaelli, Professor, Department of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"This is one of those rare books that captures the big picture. Growing Up Hispanic brings together eminent experts who document a disconcerting disjunction between the high hopes and aspirations of Hispanic immigrant families and the often forbidding economic, educational, health, and social challenges they face. Every chapter presents the most up-to-date social science research along with thoughtful and detailed policy recommendations. By delving deeply into the lives of Hispanic families, Growing Up Hispanic shows why their future prospects are of crucial consequence to American society as a whole."-Lene Arnett Jensen, Associate Professor, Clark University, and Author Bridging Cultural and Developmental Approaches to Psychology"Timely and well writtenùprominent scholars discuss several major social, family, and individual issues (immigration, neighborhoods, health, education, language) facing Latinos in the United States. The end product is a compendium of provocative, state-of-the-art findings, theories, and social policy and service recommendations."-Gustavo Carlo, Carl A. Happold Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Associate Editor, Developmental Psychology"Growing Up Hispanic should be of considerable value to researchers and policymakers concerned with the future of children and youth in Hispanic immigrant families. It is well organized around major themes of social context, structures, and processes related to adaptation, schooling effects, and health disparities. The volume identifies gaps in knowledge and directions for future research while supplying a range of perspectives on the issues."-Mary J. Levitt, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, Florida International University Read Less