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1 online resource (xxxv, 392 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Theoretical and methodological issues of Latina/o research / Nestor Rodríguez -- New Latino destinations / Manuel A. Vásquez, Chad E. Seales and Marie Friedmann Marquardt -- Latino incorporation in the United States in local and transnational contexts / Robert Courtney Smith -- Demographic patterns: Age structure, fertility, mortality and population growth / Jorge del Pinal -- Through children's eyes: Families and households of Latino children in the United States / Jennifer E. Glick and Jennifer Van Hook -- U.S. Latinos/as and the "American dream": Diverse populations and unique challenges in housing / Eileen Diaz McConnell -- Latino health paradoxes: Empirical evidence, explanations, future research, and implications / Dolores Acevedo-Garcia and Lisa M. Bates -- Latino crime and delinquency in the United States / Ramiro Martinez -- The educational experiences of Latinos in the United States / William Vélez -- Latinos in the United States labor market / Lisa Catanzarite and Lindsey Trimble -- Latino/a entrepreneurship in the United States: A strategy of survival and economic mobility / Zulema Valdez -- Income, earnings, and poverty: a portrait of inequality among Latinos/as in the United States / Alberto Dávila, Marie T. Mora and Alma D. Hales -- Mapping the dynamic terrain of U.S. Latina/o media research / Isabel Molina Guzmán -- As the Latino/a world turns: The literary and cultural production of transnational latinidades / Ana Patricia Rodríguez -- Religion and religiosity / Miguel A. De La Torre -- Latinos/os (in) on the border / Emily Skop, Brian Gratton and Myron P. Gutmann -- Entre Nosotras/os: Theorizing, researching, and constructing cross-Latina/o relations in the United States / Gilda L. Ochoa -- Beyond gender dichotomies: Toward a new century of gendered scholarship in the Latina/o experience / Maura I. Toro-Morn -- Adelante mujer: Latina activism, feminism, and empowerment / Denise A. Segura and Elisa Facio -- Latinas and Latinos, sexuality, and society: a critical sociological perspective / Gloria González-López and Salvador Vidal-Ortiz -- Latino partisanship, political activity and vote choice / Kim Geron and Melissa R. Michelson -- Political orientations and Latino immigrant incorporation / Sarah Allen Gershon and Adrian D. Pantoja -- Political mobilization and activism among Latinos/as in the United States / Christian Zlolniski -- Unions and the unionization of Latinas/os in the United States / Héctor L. Delgado |
| Summary |
Latinas/os in the United States: Changing the Face of América Edited by Rodríguez, Sáenz & Ménjivar The Latina/o population in the United States has experienced significant and rapid growth during the past decades. Consequently, they have become the largest minority group in the nation. Latinas/os are a mosaic of people, representing different nationalities. They are Mexicans, Hondurans, Puerto Ricans, Argentineans, Cubans, Salvadorans, Dominicans, Panamanians, Guatemalans, Nicaraguans, Peruvians, and Costa Ricans, among others; they are Catholics, Protestants, Jews, and Muslims, but they are also atheists, Santeros/as, and Curanderos/as. Many have relatively high and increasing levels of education, but others have low educational attainment and elevated high school attrition rates. They also have experienced significant economic mobility, yet many others are poor and face multiple forms of inequality. Latinas/os in the United States: Changing the Face of América explores and expands on these and other critical topics. This book also addresses important theoretical and methodological issues related to the study of Latinas/os and presents in-depth analyses (both quantitative and qualitative) of substantive issues relevant to this population, including migration, demographic patterns and processes, education, health, citizenship, political participation, religion, gender and sex roles, literary and cultural production, and the media. The authors seek to educate and increase awareness of the diversity that exists among the Latina/o population, and to carefully examine the social, economic, demographic, cultural, and political impacts and contributions that this growing population has had in the United States. The edited volume presents a holistic and multidisciplinary perspective of this group, and it critically documents how Latinas and Latinos have changed and will continue to change the face of América |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Springer e-books |
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Hispanic Americans -- Population
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Hispanic Americans -- Economic conditions
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Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions
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Hispanic Americans -- Education
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Hispanic Americans -- Social life and customs
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Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity.
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Hispanic Americans.
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Hispanic or Latino
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Sciences humaines.
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Sciences sociales.
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Education.
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Hispanic Americans
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Emigration and immigration
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Ethnic relations
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Hispanic Americans -- Economic conditions
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Hispanic Americans -- Education
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Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity
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Hispanic Americans -- Population
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Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions
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Hispanic Americans -- Social life and customs
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United States -- Emigration and immigration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140040
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United States -- Ethnic relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140043
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Rodríguez, Havidán.
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Saenz, Rogelio.
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Menjívar, Cecilia.
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| ISBN |
9780387719436 |
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0387719431 |
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9780387719412 |
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0387719415 |
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