Latinos in American Society Families and Communities in Transition

Name: Latinos in American Society Families and Communities in Transition
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ISBN: 9780801476570

ISBN-10: 0801476577

ISBN-13: 9780801476570

Edition: 2011

Authors: Ruth Enid Zambrana

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It is well known that Latinos in the United States bear a disproportionate burden of low educational attainment, high residential segregation, and low visibility in the national political landscape. In Latinos in American Society, Ruth Enid Zambrana brings together the latest research on Latinos in the United States to demonstrate how national origin, age, gender, socioeconomic status, and education affect the well-being of families and individuals. By mapping out how these factors result in economic, social, and political disadvantage, Zambrana challenges the widespread negative perceptions of Latinos in America and the single story of Latinos in the United States as a monolithic group.…

Book details

List price: $37.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 6/15/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Preface



Introduction: Why Study Latino Families?



Demographic Trends: Past, Present, and Future



How Have Latinos Been Studied?



The Importance of Education



Girlhood to Womanhood



Boyhood to Manhood



Physical and Mental Well-Being through Adulthood



Public Service Systems as Sites of the Reproduction of Inequality



Persistent Images and Changing Perceptions in the Twenty-First Century



Capturing the Lives of Latinos in the United States: Advancing the Production of Critical Social Science Knowledge


References


Index