Contents
1 Ethnic and Racial Minority Youth in the Rural United States:
An Overview ............................................................................................ 1
Lisa J. Crockett , Gustavo Carlo , and Chelsie Temmen
2 Racial–Ethnic Minority Youth in Rural America: Theoretical
Perspectives, Conceptual Challenges, and Future Directions ............. 13
Katherine Jewsbury Conger , Ben T. Reeb , and Sut Yee Shirley Chan
3 Latinos in Rural, New Immigrant Destinations:
A Modification of the Integrative Model of Child Development ........ 37
Gabriela L. Stein , Roberto G. Gonzales , Cynthia García Coll ,
and Juan I. Prandoni
4 Theoretical Perspectives on African American Youth
and Families in Rural Settings ............................................................... 57
Michael Cunningham and Samantha Francois
5 Theoretical Perspectives on Asian American Youth
and Families in Rural and New Immigrant Destinations .................... 71
Lisa Kiang and Andrew J. Supple
6 Development and Well-Being of Rural Latino Youth:
Research Findings and Methodological Aspects .................................. 89
Marcela Raffaelli , Maria I. Iturbide , and Mariela Fernandez
7 School, Community, and Cultural Connectedness
as Predictors of Adjustment Among Rural American
Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Adolescents .......................................... 109
Carol A. Markstrom and Kristin L. Moilanen
8 African American Couples in Rural Contexts ..................................... 127
Carolyn E. Cutrona , Frederick D. Clavél , and Melissa A. Johnson
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9 Minority Families in the Rural United States:
Family Processes, Child Care, and Early Schooling ............................ 143
Mary Bratsch-Hines , Claire Baker , and Lynne Vernon-Feagans
10 Rural Latino/a Youth and Parents on the Northern
Great Plains: Preliminary Findings from the Latino
Youth Care Project (LYCP) ................................................................... 165
Gustavo Carlo , Lisa J. Crockett , Cara Streit , and Ruth Cardenas
11 Suicide and Substance Use Disorder Prevention
for Rural American Indian and Alaska Native Youth ......................... 185
James Allen , Sarah Beehler , and John Gonzalez
12 Rural African American Adolescents’ Development:
A Critical Review of Empirical Studies and Preventive
Intervention Programs ........................................................................... 203
Velma McBride Murry , Na Liu , and Magaela C. Bethune
13 Strengths-Based Educational Interventions
in Rural Settings: Promoting Child Development
Through Home–School Partnerships .................................................... 227
Lisa L. Knoche and Amanda L. Witte
14 Promoting Supportive Contexts for Minority Youth
in Low-Resource Rural Communities: The SEALS Model,
Directed Consultation, and the Scouting Report Approach ............... 247
Thomas W. Farmer and Jill V. Hamm
15 Future Prospects for Studying Ethnic and Racial Minority
Youths and Families in Diverse Rural and Nonrural Contexts .......... 267
Rebecca M.B. White , Elizabeth Burleson , and George P. Knight
Index ............................................................................................................287