Annotated Reading List
Boutledge, Juliet Cheetham, and Kegan Paul.
Unwanted Pregnancy
and Counseling
. London: Henley Co., 1977.
Has some interesting ideas about counseling a woman facing an unwanted pregnancy.
Cordasco, Francesco.
Puerto Rican Children in Mainland Schools
. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1968.
A series of articles particularly interesting to teachers.
Landy, David.
Tropical Childhood
. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1959.
Cultural transmission and learning in a rural Puerto Rican village.
Lewis, Oscar.
La Vida
. New York: Random House, 1966.
A Puerto Rican family and the Culture of Poverty in San Juan and New York. The book is controversial but very interesting.
McCary’s Human Sexuality, Third Edition
. New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1978.
A must for any teacher of human sexuality. It touches on every relevant subject. Illustrated, with anatomical charts.
Padilla, Elena.
Up from Puerto Rico
. New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1978.
Very informative chapter on “growing up.”
Roberts, Lydia J., and Rosa Luisa Stefani.
Patterns of Living in
Puerto Rican Families
. Rio Piedras: University of Puerto Rico, 1949.
A fascinating look at everyday family life in Puerto Rico.
Shapiro, Howard J., M.D.
The Birth Control Book, A complete guide
for men and women.
New York: Avon Books, 1977.
Written in question and answer form, this book answers most questions regarding
all
methods of contraception. Dr. Shapiro does not hesitate to mention the adverse side-effects of any method. A good hand-book to have.
