Belonging to Puerto Rico and America New York Puerto Rican children's developing conceptualization of their own cultural group - McNamee, Abigail Stahl (Nova Science Publishers, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Children as cultural and ethnic beings -- Children of immigrant families -- Children as conceptual thinkers -- Childrens' conceptualization of Puerto Ricanness -- Asking Puerto Rican children about Puerto Ricanness -- Patterns in the children's conceptualization of Puerto Ricanness -- The development of children's overall conceptualization of Puerto Ricanness -- Emergent themes in the children's conceptualization of Puerto Ricanness -- The importance of homeland -- The importance of family ties -- The importance of physical appearance -- The importance of language -- The importance of the "specialness" of Puerto Rican people -- The importance of prejudice -- The importance of safety -- Thinking about the children's thinking and thinking about application