Latinos in American society : families and communities in transition /

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It is well known that Latinos in the United States bear a disproportionate burden of low educational attainment, high residential segregation, and low visibility in the national political landscape. In Latinos in American Society, Ruth Enid Zambrana brings together the latest research on Latinos in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zambrana, Ruth E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2011]
Temas:
Hispanic Americans > Social conditions.
Hispanic American families.
Hispanic Americans > Study and teaching (Higher)
Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Conditions sociales.
Familles américaines d'origine latino-américaine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Hispanic American families
Hispanic Americans > Social conditions
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : why study Latino families?
  • Demographic trends : past, present, and future
  • How have Latinos been studied?
  • The importance of education
  • Girlhood to womanhood
  • Boyhood to manhood
  • Physical and mental well-being through adulthood
  • Public service systems as sites of the reproduction of inequality
  • Persistent images and changing perceptions in the twenty-first century
  • Capturing the lives of Latinos in the United States : advancing the production of critical social science knowledge.

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