Mediating Cultures: Parenting in Intercultural Contexts

by Jennifer Willis-Rivera, Alberto González, Carlos Aleman

Book Overview

This book explores the communication challenges faced by parents as they raise children who are bi-cultural, multi-cultural, or are adopted from a heritage other than the parents. Each contributor views the family as a site of intercultural dialogue and mediation, and uses compelling studies throughout to examine the parents who creatively balance cultural influences within their families. Using television depictions of parents on Modern Family and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739179543
• ISBN13: 9780739179543
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher