Preventing Child Maltreatment in the U.S.

The Latinx Community Perspective

Esther J. Calzada, Monica Faulkner, Catherine LaBrenz, Milton A Fuentes

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781978822887, 9781978822894
• eBook ISBN: 9781978822924
• Subtopic: Hispanic American Studies

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.   
 

Table of contents

• Cover
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Epigraph
• Contents
• Introduction
• 1. Contextual and Cultural Considerations for Understanding Latinx Families in the United States
• 2. Understanding Child Maltreatment in the Latinx Population
• 3. Trauma and Its Impact on Latinx Families
• 4. Parenting and Discipline in Latinx Families
• 5. Preventing Child Maltreatment among Latinx Families in the United States
• 6. Providing Targeted Child Maltreatment Interventions to Latinx Families
• 7. Promoting Resilience and Healing in Latinx Families
• 8. Conclusion: Future Directions
• References
• Index
• About the Authors