Multiple origins, uncertain destinies : Hispanics and the American future / Panel on Hispanics in the United States ; Marta Tienda and Faith Mitchell, editors.
"Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education." Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-138) and index.
Contents:
Executive summary -- Hispanic identity -- Social integration and mobility -- Uncertain futures -- 1. Introduction -- Notes -- 2. Multiple origins, Hispanic portrait -- Hispanic roots -- A contemporary profile -- Legal status -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3. Defining Hispanicity : E pluribus unum or E pluribus plures? -- Origins of Hispanic identity -- The shifting concept of race -- Español or English? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4. The challenges of integration -- The changing social contract -- Economic trends -- Coming of age in an aging society -- Hispanic dispersal -- Paradoxes of place -- Engines of growth -- Uncertain promises -- Political voice -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5. Realms of integration : family, education, work, and health -- Family and living arrangements -- Schools and education -- Early beginnings -- Primary and middle years -- Secondary school and beyond -- Economic well-being -- Employment and earnings -- Household income -- Poverty and wealth among Hispanics -- Health status and access to care -- Health status and behaviors -- Access to quality care -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6. Uncertain destinies -- Diversity, identity, and assimilation -- Hispanicity as a panethnic identity -- Sociocultural transformation -- The costs of assimilation -- Socioeconomic mobility -- An uncertain future -- Notes -- References -- Appendixes -- A. Methods -- B. Biographical sketches of panel members and staff -- C. Contents : Hispanics and the future of America.
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