Barrios to Burbs The Making of the Mexican American Middle Class

Name: Barrios to Burbs The Making of the Mexican American Middle Class
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ISBN: 9780804788663

ISBN-10: 0804788669

ISBN-13: 9780804788663

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jody Vallejo

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Too frequently, the media and politicians cast Mexican immigrants as a threat to American society. Given America's increasing ethnic diversity and the large size of the Mexican-origin population, an investigation of how Mexican immigrants and their descendants achieve upward mobility and enter the middle class is long overdue. Barrios to Burbs offers a new understanding of the Mexican-American experience. Vallejo explores the challenges that accompany rapid social mobility and examines a new indicator of incorporation, a familial obligation to "give back" in social and financial support. She investigates the salience of middle-class Mexican Americans' ethnic identification and details how…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 7/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English