ISBN:
9780789011602
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (201 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Latino Poverty in the New Century : Inequalities, Challenges, and Barriers
DDC:
305.868
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Understand the social factors that challenge this fast-growing community!The Latino community will soon be the largest minority population in the United States. Although Hispanics have been part of the American scene since before independence, their issues have only recently drawn the attention of the mainstream. Latino Poverty in the New Century takes a clear look at the reasons why poverty and inequality are still major concerns for Hispanic citizens and residents. This keen analysis examines how apparently neutral, even well-meaning social and educational policies can have a devastating eff
Description / Table of Contents:
Latino Poverty in the New Century: Inequalities, Challenges and Barriers; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Racism, Nativism, and Exclusion: Public Policy, Immigration, and the Latino Experience in the United States; An Analysis of Latino Poverty and a Plan of Action; Financial Barriers to Health Care for Latinos: Poverty and Beyond; The Structuring of Extracurricular Opportunities and Latino Student Retention; Politics, Networks, and Circular Migration: The Salvadoran Experience; Pilsen and The Resurrection Project: Community Organization in a Latino Community
Description / Table of Contents:
The 1996 Chicago Latino Registered Voter Political Survey: Political Participation and Public Policy PositionsThoughts on Poverty and Inequality; Citizenship 101: Equality as an American Process; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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