Mexicans in California

by Gutierrez, Ramon A.

• ISBN13: 9780252034114
• ISBN10: 0252034112
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-06-11
• Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr

Summary

Numbering over a third of California's population and thirteen percent of the U.S. population, people of Mexican ancestry represent a hugely complex group with a long history in the country. Contributors explore a broad range of issues regarding California's ethnic Mexican population, including their concentration among the working poor and as day labourers; their participation in various sectors of the educational system; social problems such as domestic violence; their contributions to the arts, especially music; media stereotyping; and political alliances and alignments. Contributors are Brenda D. Arellano, Leo R. Chavez, Yvette G. Flores, Ramoacute;n A. Gutieacute;rrez, Aiacute;da Hurtado, Olga Naacute;jera-Ramiacute;rez, Chon A. Noriega, Manuel Pastor Jr., Armida Ornelas, Russell W. Rumberger, Daniel Soloacute;rzano, Enriqueta Valdez Curiel, and Abel Valenzuela Jr.

Author Biography

Ram=n A. GutiTrrez is the Preston & Sterling Morton Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Chicago. Patricia Zavella is a professor of Latin American and Latino studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Work and Poverty
Poverty, Work, and Public Policy: Latino Futures in California's New Economy	p. 15
Working Day Labor: Informal and Contingent Employment	p. 36
Education and Achievement
Understanding and Addressing the California Latino Achievement Gap in Early Elementary School	p. 61
Reaffirming Affirmative Action: An Equal Opportunity Analysis of Advanced Placement Courses and University Admissions	p. 77
Chicano Struggles for Racial Justice: The Movement's Contribution to Social Theory	p. 94
"Lifting As We Climb": Educated Chicanas' Social Identities and Commitment to Social Action	p. 111
Culture and Self-Representation
The Quebec Metaphor, Invasion, and Reconquest in Public Discourse on Mexican Immigration	p. 133
Prime-Time Protest: Latinos and Network Television	p. 155
The Politics of Passion: Poetics and Performance of La Cancion Ranchera	p. 168
Culture and Violence
Conflict Resolution and Intimate Partner Violence among Mexicans on Both Sides of the Border	p. 183
Bibliography	p. 217
Contributors	p. 243
Index	p. 247
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