Multiple origins, uncertain destinies : Hispanics and the American future /

Multiple origins, uncertain destinies : Hispanics and the American future /

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2006.
Description:xiii, 159 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions -- Statistics.
Hispanic Americans -- Economic conditions -- Statistics.
Hispanic Americans -- Government policy.
Ethnic relations.
Hispanic Americans -- Economic conditions.
Hispanic Americans -- Government policy.
Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions.
Population.
United States -- Ethnic relations -- Statistics.
United States -- Population -- Statistics.
United States.
Statistics.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5893904
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Other authors / contributors:Tienda, Marta.
Mitchell, Faith.
National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
ISBN:0309096677 (hardcover book)
Notes:"Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-138) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Executive Summary
  • Hispanic Identity
  • Social Integration and Mobility
  • Uncertain Futures
  • 1. Introduction
  • Notes
  • 2. Multiple Origins, Hispanic Portrait
  • Hispanic Roots
  • A Contemporary Profile
  • Legal Status
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 3. Defining Hispanicity: E Pluribus Unum or E Pluribus Plures?
  • Origins of Hispanic Identity
  • The Shifting Concept of Race
  • Espanol or English?
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 4. The Challenges of Integration
  • The Changing Soical Contract
  • Economic Trends
  • Coming of Age in an Aging Society
  • Hispanic Dispersal
  • Paradoxes of Place
  • Engines of Growth
  • Uncertain Promises
  • Political Voice
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 5. Realms of Integration: Family, Education, Work, and Health
  • Family and Living Arrangements
  • Schools and Education
  • Early Beginnings
  • Primary and Middle Years
  • Secondary School and Beyond
  • Economic Well-Being
  • Employment and Earnings
  • Household Income
  • Poverty and Wealth Among Hispanics
  • Health Status and Access to Care
  • Health Status and Behaviors
  • Access to Quality Care
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 6. Uncertain Destinies
  • Diversity, Identity, and Assimilation
  • Hispanicity as a Panethnic Identity
  • Sociocultural Transformation
  • The Costs of Assimilation
  • Socioeconomic Mobility
  • An Uncertain Future
  • Notes
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • A. Methods
  • B. Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff
  • C. Contents: Hispanics and the Future of America
  • Index

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