Latino politics en ciencia política : the search for Latino identity and racial consciousness / edited by Tony Affigne, Evelyn Hu-DeHart, and Marion Orr.

"More than 53 million Latinos now constitute the largest, fastest-growing, and most diverse minority group in the United States, and the nation's political future may well be shaped by Latinos' continuing political incorporation. In the 2012 election, Latinos proved to be a critical voting bloc in both Presidential and Congressional races; this demographic will only become more important in future American elections. Using new evidence from the largest-ever scientific survey addressed exclusively to Latino/Hispanic respondents, Latino Politics en Ciencia Politica explores political diversity within the Latino community, considering how intra-community differences influence political behavior and policy preferences. The editors and contributors, all noted scholars of race and politics, examine key issues of Latino politics in the contemporary United States: Latino/a identities (latinidad), transnationalism, acculturation, political community, and racial consciousness. The book contextualizes today's research within the history of Latino political studies, from the field's beginnings to the present, explaining how systematic analysis of Latino political behavior has over time become integral to the study of political science. Latino Politics en Ciencia Politica is thus an ideal text for learning both the state of the field today, and key dimensions of Latino political attitudes"-- Provided by publisher.

The Latino Voice in Political Analysis, 1970-2014 : From Exclusion to Empowerment / Tony Affigne -- Identity Revisited: Latinos(as) and Panethnicity / Jessica Lavariega Monforti -- Latino Immigrant Transnational Ties : Who Has Them, and Why Do They Matter? / Sarah Allen Gershon and Adrian D. Pantoja -- Multiple Paths to Cynicism : Social Networks, Identity, and Linked Fate among Latinos / Jessica Lavariega Monforti and Melissa R. Michelson -- "Quién apoya qué? : The Influence of Acculturation and Political Knowledge on Latino Policy Attitudes / Regina Branton, Ana Franco, and Robert Wrinkle -- The Boundaries of American-ness : Perceived Barriers among Latino Subgroups / Heather Silber Mohamed -- Black and Latino Coalition Formation in New England : Perceptions of Cross-Racial Commonality / Katrina Gamble, Marion Orr, and Domingo Morel -- Racial Identities and Latino Public Opinion : Racial Self-Image and Policy Preferences among Latinos / Atiya Kai Stokes-Brown -- A "Southern Exception" in Black-Latino Attitudes? Southern Latinos? : Perceptions of Competition with African Americans and Other Latinos /Gabriel R. Sanchez and Matt Barreto -- Latino Politics and Power in the 21st Century : Insights from Political Analysis / Manny Avalos and Tony Affigne.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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English, with survey questionnaire in both English and Spanish.

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