Latinos in the New Millennium - An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences

Informationen zum Autor Luis R. Fraga is Russell F. Stark University Professor and Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington. He also serves as Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Director of the Diversity Research Institute. Rodney E. Hero is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. John A. Garcia is Research Professor and Director of Community Outreach, Inter-University Consortium at the Institute for Social Research, as well as Faculty Associate in the Center for Political Studies. Michael Jones-Correa is Professor of Government at Cornell University. Valerie Martinez-Ebers is Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas. Gary M. Segura is Professor of American Politics and Chair of Chicano/a Studies at Stanford University. Klappentext Provides essential knowledge about Latinos, contextualizing research data by structuring discussion around many dimensions of Latino political life in the US. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive profile of Latinos in the United States: looking at their social characteristics! group relations! policy positions and political orientations. The authors draw on information in the 2006 Latino National Survey (LNS)! the largest and most detailed source of data on Hispanics in America. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Demographics; 3. Core values; 4. Identities; 5. Transnationalism; 6. Inter-Group relations; 7. Civic engagement; 8. Media; 9. Political participation; 10. Partisanship; 11. Gender roles; 12. Public policy; 13. Education; 14. Conclusion.

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• Authors: Luis R. Fraga, Luis Ricardo Hero Fraga, John A. Garcia, Garcia John A., Rodney E. Hero, Hero Rodney E., Jones-Correa Michael, Martinez-Ebers Valerie, Segura Gary M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2011
• EAN: 9781107017221
• ISBN: 978-1-107-01722-1
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; USA, Ethnic Studies, REFERENCE / Yearbooks & Annuals, REFERENCE / Almanacs, United States of America, USA, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs, Hispanic & Latino Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General