The Latino Family and the Politics of Transformation

The purpose of this book is to serve as a guide to understanding the Latino family in the United States and to describe the personal political historical and sacred choices available in creating a freer and more fruitful family life. By linking theory to practice the book provides a reenvisioning of the Latino family. Before any family can look at itself in a new way it has to have a theoretical perspective. The book''s theory of transformation provides a perspective that allows us to understand Latino families and the family in general. Furthermore the politics of transformation shows us how to create fundamentally new and better relationships within the family.