How the United States racializes Latinos
Subtitle: white hegemony and its consequences
By: edited by Jose A. Cobas, Jorge Duany, and Joe R. Feagin.
Contributors: Cobas, José A.; Duany, Jorge.; Feagin, Joe R.
Publisher: Paradigm; Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781594515989; 9781594515996
Subjects: Hispanic Americans -- Government policy -- United States; Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions; Racism -- United States; United States -- Race relations
Description: "Mexican and Central American undocumented immigrants, as well as U.S. citizens such as Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans, have become a significant portion of the U.S. population. Yet the U.S. government, mainstream society, and radical activists characterize this rich diversity of peoples and cultures as one group alternatively called 'Hispanics,' 'Latinos,' or even the pejorative 'illegals.' How has this racializing of populations engendered governmental policies, police profiling, economic exploitation, and even violence that afflict these groups? From a variety of settings--New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Central America, Cuba--this book explores this question in considering both the national and international implications of U.S. policy. Its coverage ranges from legal definitions and practices to popular stereotyping by the public and the media, covering such diverse topics as racial profiling, workplace discrimination, mob violence, treatment at border crossings, barriers to success in schools, and many more. It shows how government and social processes of racializing are too seldom understood by mainstream society, and the implication of attendant policies are sorely neglected." -- From the Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.