Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.