Umfang:
Online-Ressource (viii, 212 p)
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Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781439900499
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9781439900482
Inhalt:
Latinos are the largest and fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, with increased levels of political mobilization and influence. In the timely and thoroughgoing Latino Lives in America, six prominent Latino scholars explore the profound implications of Latinos’ population growth and geographic dispersion for American politics and society, tracking key changes and continuities in Latinos' attitudes, behavior, and social experiences. Utilizing a unique set of “narratives” from focus group interviews, supplemented with quantitative findings from the 2006 Latino Nati
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. The Growing Presence of Latinos in the United States; 2. Trying for the Americano Dream: Barriers to Making the United States ""Home"" ; 3. Education: Latinos' Great Hope, America's Harsh Reality ; 4. Exploring Discrimination, Intergroup Relations, and the Intragroup Relations among Latinos; 5. New Homes in New Communities: Living in Rural America; 6. Transnationalism and the Language of Belonging ; 7. The Evolving Latino Community and Pan-ethnicity: Explorations into the Confluence of Interactions, Networks, and Identity
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8. Conclusions: Paradoxes along the Way to Making America HomeNotes; References ; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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ISBN 9781439900482
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Latino Lives in America : Making It Home
Sprache:
Englisch
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