Latino lives in America [[electronic resource] ] : making it home / / Luis Ricardo Fraga ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, Pa., : Temple University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.868073; 973.0468
• Soggetto topico: Hispanic Americans - Economic conditions - 21st century; Hispanic Americans - Social conditions - 21st century; Hispanic Americans - Politics and government - 21st century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Ethnic relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FragaLuis Ricardo
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The growing presence of Latinos in the United States -- Trying for the Americano dream : barriers to making the United States 'home' -- Education : Latinos' great hope, America's harsh reality -- Exploring discrimination, intergroup relations, and intragroup relations among Latinos -- New homes in new communities : living in rural America -- Transnationalism and the language of belonging -- The evolving Latino community and pan-ethnicity : explorations into the confluence of interactions, networks, and identity -- Conclusions : paradox along the way to making America home.
• Sommario/riassunto: Latinos are the largest and fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, with increased levels of political mobilization and influence. In the timely and thoroughgoing Latino Lives in America, six prominent Latino scholars explore the profound implications of Latinos' population growth and geographic dispersion for American politics and society, tracking key changes and continuities in Latinos' attitudes, behavior, and social experiences. Utilizing a unique set of "narratives" from focus group interviews, supplemented with quantitative findings from th
• Titolo autorizzato: Latino lives in America
• ISBN: 1-282-50596-3; 9786612505966; 1-4399-0050-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456940903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II