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Peer reviewedDenner, Jill; Kirby, Douglas; Coyle, Karin; Brindis, Claire – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2001
This study investigated how communities limit teenage childbearing among Latinas, despite high rates of poverty. Data from documents and 167 interviews in eight California communities with low or high birthrates for Latinas aged 15-17 found that communities with low adolescent birthrates had more Latino residents, stronger social networks, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Community Characteristics, Community Role
Download full textAllensworth, Elaine; Rochin, Refugio I. – 1995
The relationships among community characteristics and community well-being were examined for all 366 rural California communities with a population of 1,000-2,000. High proportions of Latinos and new immigrants in a community population were positively related to unemployment, percent children, and employment in agriculture, and negatively related…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Community Change, Community Characteristics, Educational Attainment
