Latinos in the new millennium
Subtitle: an almanac of opinion, behavior, and policy preferences
By: Luis R. Fraga... [et al.].
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 439
ISBN-13: 9781107017221; 9781107638730
Subjects: Politics and government; Hispanic Americans; Attitudes; Ethnic identity; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General
Description: "Latinos in the New Millennium provides essential knowledge about Latinos in the United States, contextualizing research data by structuring discussion around dimensions of Latino political life in the U.S"--

"Latinos in the New Millennium is the most current and comprehensive profile of Latinos in the United States: looking at their social characteristics, group relations, policy positions, and political orientations. The authors draw on information from the 2006 Latino National Survey (LNS), the largest and most detailed source of data on Hispanics in America. This book provides essential knowledge about Latinos, contextualizing research data by structuring discussion around many dimensions of Latino political life in the U.S. The encyclopedic range and depth of the LNS allows the authors to appraise Latinos' group characteristics, attitudes, behaviors, and their views on numerous topics. This study displays the complexity of Latinos, from recent immigrants to those whose grandparents were born in the United States"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Demographics; 3. Core values; 4. Identities; 5. Transnationalism; 6. Inter-Group relations; 7. Civic engagement; 8. Media; 9. Political participation; 10. Partisanship; 11. Gender roles; 12. Public policy; 13. Education; 14. Conclusion.