Latina Girls: Voices of Adolescent Strength in the U.S. Book

1	Introduction : Latina girls transforming cultures, contexts, and selves	1
2	Los Papas, La Familia y La Sexualidad	17
3	Confianza, Consejos, and contradictions : gender and sexuality lessons between Latina adolescent daughters and mothers	29
4	La Casa : negotiating family cultural practices, constructing identities	44
5	Promoting values of education in Latino mother-adolescent discussions about conflict and sexuality	59
6	Resistance to race and gender oppression : Dominican high school girls in New York City	79
7	La Escuela : young Latina women negotiating identities in school	93
8	Latina adolescents' career goals : resources for overcoming obstacles	109
9	Career expectations and goals of Latina adolescents : results from a nationwide study	123
10	Latina adolescents' sexual health : a participatory empowerment approach	141
11	"Cien Porciento Puertorriquena" (Puerto Rican, 100 percent)	157
12	Getting connected : the expanding use of technology among Latina girls	168
13	La Felicidad : predictors of life satisfaction and well-being among Latina girls	187
14	La Salud : Latina adolescents constructing identities, negotiating health decisions	199
15	Latina adolescent motherhood : a turning point?	212
16	Conclusion : Latina girls, social science, and transformation	226