Challenging Fronteras Structuring Latina and Latino Lives in the U.S

Latinos are the fastest growing racial group in the United States. Despite the fact that they will soon outnumber African Americans, Latinos are often excluded from the discussions of race by a binary black/white paradigm. This book exposes the limitations of this model, which fails to describe the complex reality of America's changing and muti-ethnic population.

About the author

Mary Romero is Professor in the Chicana and Chicano Studies Program at Arizona State University, and is author of Maid in the U.S.A. (Routledge, 1992). PierretteHondagneu- Sotelo, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, is the author of Gendered Transitions: Mexican Experiencesof Immigration (1994). Vilma Ortiz is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Summary

Despite being the fastest growing racial ethnic group in the USA, Latinos are often excluded from discussions of race by a binary black/white paradigm. This volume exposes the limitations of this paradigm, which fails to describe the complex reality of America's multi-ethnic population.

Product details

• Assisted by: Ortiz Vilma (Editor), Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo (Editor), Mary Romero (Editor), Vilma Ortiz (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 15.01.1997
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories
• EAN: 9780415916080
• ISBN: 978-0-415-91608-0
• Pages: 336
• Dimensions (packing): 17.8 x 25.4 cm
• Weight (packing): 620 g
• Subjects: Migration, Miami, american, Central, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Anthropology, Class, Puerto, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, United States, County, Regional Studies, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Immigrants, Social and ethical issues, Spanish language, Rican, Puerto Ricans, Fulltime Employment, Apartment Complex, Puerto Rican Identity, Full Time, Central American Migration, Puerto Rican migration, mexican women, Binational Society, Permanent Settlement Communities, Mexican Undocumented Immigrants, Bracero, Alex Stepick, ricans, Dade County, national origin, central american women, Latino Immigrant, Chicano Families, Central American Immigrant, Nicaraguan Refugees, Maid's Daughter, dade, Teresa's Mother