Mexicans in California : transformations and challenges / / edited by Ramon A. Gutierrez and Patricia Zavella ; with the assistance of Denise Segura, Dolores Trevizo, and Juan Vicente Palerm

• Pubblicazione: Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.868/720794
• Soggetto topico: Mexican Americans - California - Social conditions; Mexicans - California - Social conditions; Immigrants - California - Social conditions; Social change - California
• Soggetto geografico: Mexico Emigration and immigration Congresses; California Emigration and immigration Congresses; California Ethnic relations Congresses; California Social conditions Congresses
• Altri autori: GutierrezRamon A. <1951-> ZavellaPatricia
• Note generali: Based on presentations made at a conference "Latinos in California II" held Sept. 11-12, 2003, sponsored by the University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States along with the UC Committee on Latino Research.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-241) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I. WORK AND POVERTY""; ""1. Poverty, Work, and Public Policy: Latino Futures in California's New Economy""; ""2. Working Day Labor: Informal and Contingent Employment""; ""PART II. EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENT""; ""3. Understanding and Addressing the California Latino Achievement Gap in Early Elementary School""; ""4. Reaffirming Affirmative Action: An Equal Opportunity Analysis of Advanced Placement Courses and University Admissions"" ; ""5. Chicano Struggles for Racial Justice: The Movement's Contribution to Social Theory """"6. ""Lifting As We Climb"": Educated Chicanas' Social Identities and Commitment to Social Action""; ""PART III. CULTURE AND SELF-PRESERVATION""; ""7. The Quebec Metaphor, Invasion, and Reconquest in Public Discourse on Mexican Immigration""; ""8. Prime-Time Protest: Latinos and Network Television""; ""9. The Politics of Passion: Poetics and Performance of La Cancion Ranchera""; ""PART IV. CULTURE AND VIOLENCE"" ; ""10. Conflict Resolution and Intimate Partner Violence among Mexicans on Both Sides of the Border""""Bibliography""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 laborers; 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, Ramón A. Gutiérrez, Aída Hurtado, Olga Nájera-Ramírez, Chon A. Noriega, Manuel Pastor Jr., Armida Ornelas, Russell W. Rumberger, Daniel Solórzano, Enriqueta Valdez Curiel, and Abel Valenzuela Jr.
• Titolo autorizzato: Mexicans in California
• ISBN: 9786613059987; 9781283059985; 1283059983; 9780252091421; 0252091426
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910969812103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II