Latinas/os in the United States : Changing the Face of América

by Rodriguez, Havidan; Saenz, Rogelio; Menjivar, Cecilia; Rodriguez, Clara E.; Massey, Douglas S.

• ISBN13: 9780387719412
• ISBN10: 0387719415
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-15
• Publisher: SPRINGER VERLAG INC

Summary

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 others are poor and face multiple forms of inequality. Latinas/os in the United States: Changing the Face of America explores and expands on these and other criticaal topics.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
Contributors	p. xxxi
Theoretical and Methodological Issues of Latina/o Research
Theoretical and Methodological Issues of Latina/o Research	p. 3
Immigration and Latina/o Incorporation
New Latino Destinations	p. 19
Latino Incorporation in the United States in Local and Transnational Contexts	p. 36
The Social Demography of Latinas/os
Demographic Patterns: Age Structure, Fertility, Mortality, and Population Growth	p. 57
Through Children's Eyes: Families and Households of Latino Children in the United States	p. 72
U.S. Latinos/as and the "American Dream": Diverse Populations and Unique Challenges in Housing	p. 87
Latino Health Paradoxes: Empirical Evidence, Explanations, Future Research, and Implications	p. 101
Latino Crime and Delinquency in the United States	p. 114
Schooling, Work, and Income Among Latinas/os
The Educational Experiences of Latinos in the United States	p. 129
Latinos in the United States Labor Market	p. 149
Latino/a Entrepreneurship in the United States: A Strategy of Survival and Economic Mobility	p. 168
Income, Earnings, and Poverty: A Portrait of Inequality Among Latinos/as in the United States	p. 181
Latina/o Culture
Mapping the Dynamic Terrain of U.S. Latina/o Media Research	p. 199
As the Latino/a World Turns: The Literary and Cultural Production of Transnational Latinidades	p. 210
Religion and Religiosity	p. 225
Redefining Borders: The Latina/o Population in the United States
Latinos/os (in) on the Border	p. 243
Entre Nosotras/os: Theorizing, Researching, and Constructing Cross-Latina/o Relations in the United States	p. 263
Beyond Gender Dichotomies: Toward a New Century of Gendered Scholarship in the Latina/o Experience	p. 277
Adelante Mujer: Latina Activism, Feminism, and Empowerment	p. 294
Latinas and Latinos, Sexuality, and Society: A Critical Sociological Perspective	p. 308
Political Mobilization and Participation Among Latinas/os
Latino Partisanship, Political Activity and Vote Choice	p. 325
Political Orientations and Latino Immigrant Incorporation	p. 340
Political Mobilization and Activism Among Latinos/as in the United States	p. 352
Unions and the Unionization of Latinas/os in the United States	p. 369
Index	p. 385
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