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Latinas attempting suicide : when cultures, families, and daughters collide /

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Among teenage Latinas in the United States, suicide attempts occur at rates sometimes twice as high as other youth. This book looks into the development of young Latinas, girls caught between two cultures, struggling to reconcile them.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zayas, Luis H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Hispanic American teenage girls > Suicidal behavior.
Youth > Suicidal behavior > United States.
Suicidal behavior.
Suicide, Attempted
Hispanic or Latino > psychology
Adolescent
Women > psychology
Adolescentes américaines d'origine latino-américaine > Comportement suicidaire.
Jeunesse > Comportement suicidaire > États-Unis.
Comportement suicidaire.
PSYCHOLOGY > Suicide.
Suicidal behavior
Youth > Suicidal behavior
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Among teenage Latinas in the United States, suicide attempts occur at rates sometimes twice as high as other youth. This book looks into the development of young Latinas, girls caught between two cultures, struggling to reconcile them.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 217 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199875955
0199875952
9780199894826
0199894825