Hispanics and the future of America / Marta Tienda and Faith Mitchell, editors ; Panel on Hispanics in the United States [and] Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2006. |
| Description | x, 490 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Tienda, Marta. |
| Other author/creator | Mitchell, Faith, 1952- |
| Other author/creator | National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Hispanics in the United States. |
| Other author/creator | National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population. |
| Contents | Introduction : E pluribus plures or E pluribus unum? / Marta Tienda and Faith Mitchell -- The making of a people / Rubén G. Rumbaut -- The demographic foundations of the Latino population / Jorge Durand, Edward Telles, and Jennifer Flashman -- Redrawing spatial color lines : Hispanic metropolitan dispersal, segregation, and economic opportunity / Mary J. Fischer and Marta Tienda -- Hispanic families in the United States : family structure and process in an era of family change / Nancy S. Landale, R. Salvador Oropesa, and Cristina Bradatan -- Barriers to educational opportunities for Hispanics in the United States / Barbara Schneider, Sylvia Martinez, and Ann Owens -- Hispanics in the U.S. labor market / Brian Duncan, V. Joseph Hotz, and Stephen J. Trejo -- Economic well-being / Cordelia Reimers -- The health status and health behaviors of Hispanics / José J. Escarce, Leo S. Morales, and Rubén G. Rumbaut -- Access to and quality of health care / José J. Escarce and Kanika Kapur -- Latino civic and political participation / Louis DeSipio. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2005034173 |
| ISBN | 0309100518 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0309654785 (PDFs) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E184.S75 H593 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |