Synopses & Reviews
La comunidad Latina, the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, has long been told that assimilation is the only way to succeed in American society. This book challenges that generally accepted view and concludes instead that transformation as a way of life is the only viable option for the Latino community as a whole, regardless of racial, class, regional, or religious differences. It highlights how in the everyday life of la comunidad Latina the members of the community can recognize the underlying ways of life, the stories, and the patterns of relationships that cripple them, and how to break with these ways of life, stories, and relationships to create fundamentally more loving and compassionate alternatives.
Synopsis
A guide to understanding the personal, political, historical and sacred faces of the Latino community in the United States as they struggle to create a more just and compassionate culture in the service of transformation.
About the Author
DAVID T. ABALOS is Professor of Religious Studies and Sociology at Seton Hall University.
Table of Contents
Introduction
A Theoretical Perspective That Poses the Ultimate Question: In the Service of What Way of Life?
The Four Faces of Our Being and the Creation of a Cultura Latina in the United States
Personal and Political Choices for Latinas in Overcoming Inequality: The Archetypal Drama of Patriarchy/Matriarchy in Like Water for Chocolate
Latina and Latino Students: Teaching Transformation--Its Theory and Practice
Strategies of Transformation for La comunidad Latina in the United States: A Personal, Political, Historical, and Sacred Agenda
Bibliography
Index