Chicanas and Chicanos in Contemporary Society

by Anda, De Roberto M.; Cadena, Gilbert R.; Filoteo, Janie; Flores, Elizabeth; Medina, Lara; Moreno, Robert P.; Morales, Maria C.; Ochoa, Gilda L.; Romero, Eric; Saenz, Rogelio; Trujillo, Armando; Valdez, Elsa O.; Villa, Raul H.

• ISBN13: 9780742519343
• ISBN10: 0742519341
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-29
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This book deals with a broad range of social issues facing Mexican-origin people in the United States. The studies presented in this volume are brought together by two main themes: social inequalities (cultural, educational, and economic) endured by the Chicano/a and Mexicano/a community in the United States, and the community's efforts to eradicate the source of those inequalities. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
Roberto M. De Anda
Part I: The Mexican-Origin Population and Employment
1 The Demography of Mexicans in the United States	3	(18)
Rogelio Saenz, Maria Cristina Morales, and Janie Filoteo
2 Shortchanged in the Labor Market: Underemployed Mexican-Origin Men	21	(18)
Roberto M. De Anda
Part II: Ethnic Identity Formation and Education: The Experiences of Children and Teachers
3 Learning Manito Discourse: Children's Stories and Identity in Northern New Mexico	39	(16)
Eric Romero
4 Teacher Narratives of Movimiento Ideology and Bilingual Education	55	(26)
Armando L. Trujillo
Part III: Chicana and Mexicana Mothers' Involvement with Children, Family, and Politics
5 Exploring Parental Involvement among Mexican American and Latina Mothers	81	(18)
Robert P. Moreno
6 Chicana Teen Mothers: Acculturation, Social Support, and Perceptions of Motherhood	99	(14)
Elsa O. Valdez
7 "Let's Unite So That Our Children Are Better Off Than Us": Mexican American/Mexican Immigrant Women Organizing for Bilingual Education	113	(16)
Gilda Laura Ochoa
Part IV: Social Issues in the Chicano/Mexicano Community
8 Of Corridos and Convicts: Gringo (In)Justice in Early Border Ballads and Contemporary Pinto Poetry	129	(16)
Raúl Homero Villa
9 Festejando Community: Celebrating Fiesta Mexicana in Woodburn, Oregon	145	(10)
Elizabeth Flores
10 Liberation Theology and Social Change: Chicanas and Chicanos in the Catholic Church	155	(16)
Gilbert R. Cadena and Lara Medina
Index	171	(4)
About the Contributors	175