Barrios to burbs : the making of the Mexican-American middle class /

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This study offers a new understanding of the Mexican-American experience. It explores the challenges that accompany rapid social mobility and examines a new indicator of incorporation, a familial obligation to 'give back' in social and financial support. The book investigates the salience...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Agius Vallejo, Jody (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Middle class Mexican Americans.
Mexican Americans > Social conditions.
Social mobility > United States.
Américains d'origine mexicaine de la classe moyenne.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Conditions sociales.
Mobilité sociale > États-Unis.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
Mexican Americans > Social conditions
Middle class Mexican Americans
Social mobility
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Class, assimilation, and Mexican Americans
  • Mexican Americans yesterday and today
  • Barrios to burbs : divergent class backgrounds and pathways into the middle class
  • Family obligations: the immigrant narrative and middle-calss individualism
  • Mexican Americans or coconuts? : middle-class minority and American identities
  • Ethnic professional associations and the minority culture of mobility
  • Conclusion : the new American middle class.

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