Hispanics and the future of America / Marta Tienda and Faith Mitchell, editors ; Panel on Hispanics in the United States [and] Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

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TextSeries: Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press | Online access: NCBI NCBI BookshelfPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2006.Description: 1 online resource (x, 490 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0309654785
9780309654784
1280447184
9781280447181
9786610447183
6610447187
0309164818
9780309164818

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Hispanics and the future of America.DDC classification:

305.868/073 22

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E184.S75 H593 2006eb

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2010 D-020
WA 900 AA1

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Contents:

Introduction : E pluribus plures or E pluribus unum? / Marta Tienda and Faith Mitchell -- The making of a people / Rubén G. Rumbaut -- The demographic foundations of the Latino population / Jorge Durand, Edward Telles, and Jennifer Flashman -- Redrawing spatial color lines : Hispanic metropolitan dispersal, segregation, and economic opportunity / Mary J. Fischer and Marta Tienda -- Hispanic families in the United States : family structure and process in an era of family change / Nancy S. Landale, R. Salvador Oropesa, and Cristina Bradatan -- Barriers to educational opportunities for Hispanics in the United States / Barbara Schneider, Sylvia Martinez, and Ann Owens -- Hispanics in the U.S. labor market / Brian Duncan, V. Joseph Hotz, and Stephen J. Trejo -- Economic well-being / Cordelia Reimers -- The health status and health behaviors of Hispanics / José J. Escarce, Leo S. Morales, and Rubén G. Rumbaut -- Access to and quality of health care / José J. Escarce and Kanika Kapur -- Latino civic and political participation / Louis DeSipio.

Summary: "Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a population that varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. The papers in this volume draw on a wide variety of data sources to describe the contours of this population, from the perspectives of history, demography, geography, education, family, employment, economic well-being, health, and political engagement. They provide a source of information for researchers, policy makers, and others who want to better understand the fast-growing and diverse population that we call "Hispanic.""--Jacket.

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"Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a population that varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. The papers in this volume draw on a wide variety of data sources to describe the contours of this population, from the perspectives of history, demography, geography, education, family, employment, economic well-being, health, and political engagement. They provide a source of information for researchers, policy makers, and others who want to better understand the fast-growing and diverse population that we call "Hispanic.""--Jacket.

English.

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