Latinas/os in the United States :  changing the face of Am�erica / 
edited by Havid�an Rodr�iguez, Rogelio S�aenz, Cecilia Menj�ivar ; with forewords by Clara E. Rodr�iguez, Douglas S. Massey. 
 - New York :  Springer,  c2008. 
 - xxxv, 392 p. :  ill., maps ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Theoretical and methodological issues of Latina/o research -- 2. New Latino destinations -- 3. Latino incorporation in the United States in local and transnational contexts -- 4. Demographic patterns: Age structure, fertility, mortality and population growth -- 5. Through children's eyes: Families and households of Latino children in the United States -- 6. U.S. Latinos/as and the "American dream": Diverse populations and unique challenges in housing -- 7. Latino health paradoxes: Empirical evidence, explanations, future research, and implications -- 8. Latino crime and delinquency in the United States -- 9. The educational experiences of Latinos in the United States -- 10. Latinos in the United States labor market -- 11. Latino/a entrepreneurship in the United States: A strategy of survival and economic mobility -- 12. Income, earnings, and poverty: a portrait of inequality among Latinos/as in the United States -- 13. Mapping the dynamic terrain of U.S. Latina/o media research -- 14. As the Latino/a world turns: The literary and cultural production of transnational latinidades -- 15. Religion and religiosity -- 16. Latinos/os (in) on the border -- 17. Entre Nosotras/os: Theorizing, researching, and constructing cross-Latina/o relations in the United States -- 18. Beyond gender dichotomies: Toward a new century of gendered scholarship in the Latina/o experience -- 19. Adelante mujer: Latina activism, feminism, and empowerment -- 20. Latinas and Latinos, sexuality, and society: a critical sociological perspective -- 21. Latino partisanship, political activity and vote choice -- 22. Political orientations and Latino immigrant incorporation -- 23. Political mobilization and activism among Latinos/as in the United States -- 24. Unions and the unionization of Latinas/os in the United States. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780387719412 (acid-free paper) 0387719415 (acid-free paper) 9780387719429 (pbk.) 0387719423 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>11586609 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007929783 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA777067  bnb 07, N15,0270  dnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014015792  Uk 983523525  DE-101 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Hispanic Americans--Social conditions.<br/>Hispanic Americans--Population.<br/>Hispanic Americans--Economic conditions.<br/>Hispanic Americans--Education.<br/>Hispanic Americans--Social life and customs.<br/>Hispanic Americans--Ethnic identity.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Emigration and immigration.<br/>United States--Ethnic relations.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E 184 .S75  / L347 2008