Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Section I - Introduction and Conceptual Framework.- Chapter 1. Social Justice in the U.S. - Mexico Border Region: A Conceptual Framework; Mark Lusk, Kathleen Staudt, & Eva Moya.- Section II - Critical Perspectives on the Border Region.- Chapter 2. Political Economy and Social Justice in the US Mexico Border Region; Josiah Heyman.- Chapter 3. The Violence of Citizenship on the U.S.-Mexico Border: How Citizenship Creates Exclusion and Inclusion; Tony Payan.- 4. Women, Gender and Violence in La Frontera; Kathleen Staudt.- Chapter 5. A Theological Perspective on Social Justice in the U.S. - Mexico Border Region; John Stowe.- Section III - Problems and Opportunities on the U.S. - Mexico Border.- Chapter 6. Housing, Colonias and Social Justice on the Border; Guillermina Gina N ez-Mchiri.- Chapter 7. Achieving Health Equity and Social Justice; Nuria Homedes.- Chapter 8. Mental Health Disparities and Social Justice; Griselda Villalobos & Arthur Islas.- Chapter 9. Border Health: Health Inequities, Social Determinants and the Case of Tuberculosis and HIV; Eva Moya, Oralia Loza & Mark Lusk.- Chapter 10. Environmental Injustice in the U.S. - Mexico Border Region; Sarah E. Grineski & Patricia Juarez.- Chapter 11. Migration and Discrimination: The Social Condition of Mexican Migrants who are Repatriated to Ciudad Ju rez; Irasema Coronado & H ctor Padilla.- Section IV - Moving Forward - Steps in Achieving Border Justice.- Chapter 12. Education Policies: Standardized Testing, English-Language Learners, and Border Futures; Pauline Dow & Kathleen Staudt.-Chapter 13. Border Challenges and Ethnic Struggles for Social Justice: Latina/o Communities under Siege; Rosal a Sol rzano Torres.- Chapter 14. Social Justice in the U.S. - Mexico Border Region: Implications for Policy and Practice; Mark Lusk, Kathleen Staudt & Eva Moya.- Afterword; Monsignor Arturo Ba uelas.-