Mexicans in California : transformations and challenges /
Numbering over a third of California's population and thirteen percent of the U.S. population, people of Mexican ancestry represent a hugely complex group with a long history in the country. Contributors explore a broad range of issues regarding California's ethnic Mexican population, incl...
| Други автори: | Gutierrez, Ramon A., 1951- (Editor), Zavella, Patricia (Editor) |
|---|---|
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
2009.
|
| Предмети: | |
| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=569663 |
Съдържание:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I. Work And Poverty
- 1. Poverty, Work, and Public Policy: Latino Futures in California's New Economy
- 2. Working Day Labor: Informal and Contingent Employment
- Part II. Education And Achievement
- 3. Understanding and Addressing the California Latino Achievement Gap in Early Elementary School
- 4. Reaffirming Affirmative Action: An Equal Opportunity Analysis of Advanced Placement Courses and University Admissions
- 5. Chicano Struggles for Racial Justice: The Movement's Contribution to Social Theory
- 6. "Lifting As We Climb": Educated Chicanas' Social Identities and Commitment to Social Action
- Part III. Culture And Self-Preservation
- 7. The Quebec Metaphor, Invasion, and Reconquest in Public Discourse on Mexican Immigration
- 8. Prime-Time Protest: Latinos and Network Television
- 9. The Politics of Passion: Poetics and Performance of La Cancion Ranchera
- Part IV. Culture And Violence
- 10. Conflict Resolution and Intimate Partner Violence Among Mexicans on Both Sides of the Border
- Bibliography
- Contributors
- Index.