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ERIC Number: EJ258367
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Images of the Puerto Rican in Young Adult Books: Fact or Fancy.
Freundlich, Joyce
NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, v5 n2 p69-80 Win 1980-81
A summary of factual data concerning the portrayal of Puerto Ricans in ethnic literature written between 1950-1970 reveals that the literature fails to meet the needs of adolescent readers because the books provide an inappropriate perspective, misrepresent reality, omit significant causes, and present rigid characters. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Cultural Background, Cultural Images, Ethnic Stereotypes, Folk Culture, Identification (Psychology), Literature Reviews, Puerto Rican Culture, Puerto Ricans, Secondary Education, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ethnic Literature