Keywords
Latinos
media literacy
parenting
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Abstract
The main purpose of this paper is to broaden consciousness concerning the urgency of addressing critical media literacy with Latino parents whose children and the Latino community in general, are increasingly targeted by marketers and politicians, and certainly not for the purpose of helping them. In "culture circles," I have explored with parents the media messages that impact them and their children. As Latino parents become more aware of this, they show interest in knowing more about media practices for themselves, their families, and other relatives and acquaintances. This is an ongoing project in which converge research, critical media literacy education, and communitarian work.
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Torres, M. (2010). Latinos(as) in the eye of the media storm: Critical media literacy for Latino parents. Cuaderno de Investigación en la Educación, 25, 91-114. Retrieved from https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/educacion/article/view/13537
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