Multiple origins, uncertain destinies : Hispanics and the American future /
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Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2006. |
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Description: | xiii, 159 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5893904 |
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