LEADER 02962nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910820263103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-59332-690-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000271332 035 $a(EBL)1057830 035 $a(OCoLC)823234512 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000755633 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11410752 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755633 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10730735 035 $a(PQKB)11766629 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1057830 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1057830 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10622784 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000271332 100 $a20110601d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEthnic identification among urban Latinos $elanguage and flexibility /$fRosalyn Negron 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aEl Paso [Tex.] $cLFB Scholarly Pub.$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (199 p.) 225 1 $aThe new Americans : recent immigration and American society 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59332-468-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1: Latinos & Ethnic Flexibility; CHAPTER 2: Research Methods; CHAPTER 3: Ethnic Identification in the NYC Context; CHAPTER 4: "I Can Roll Into Whatever": The Case of Roberto; CHAPTER 5: "I Want Them To Be Happy": The Case of Abel; CHAPTER 6: Challenging Ethnic Categories; APPENDIX A: Life History Interview; APPENDIX B: Social Network Questionnaire; APPENDIX C: Transcription Conventions; References; Index 330 $aNegron examines how New York City Latinos negotiate between multiple ethnic identifications. She finds no one-to-one relationship between biographical ethnicity and the use of language and other ethnic markers. Through linguistic flexibility, cross-cultural fluency, and negotiating aspects of personal image, individuals deploy ethnicity in creative and unexpected ways. The reasons for switching ethnic categories range from the relatively minor (getting free drinks), to the quotidian (connecting with friends), to the vital (making a sale). Negron's work calls into question the validity of ethno 410 0$aNew Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) 606 $aHispanic Americans$xEthnic identity 606 $aHispanic Americans$xLanguages 606 $aHispanic Americans$xCultural assimilation 615 0$aHispanic Americans$xEthnic identity. 615 0$aHispanic Americans$xLanguages. 615 0$aHispanic Americans$xCultural assimilation. 676 $a973/.0468 700 $aNegron$b Rosalyn$f1978-$01674361 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820263103321 996 $aEthnic identification among urban Latinos$94039099 997 $aUNINA