Hispanics in the United States: A Demographic, Social, and Economic History, 1980-2005

ISBN-13: 9780521889537 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 470 str.

Laird W. Bergad; Herbert S. Klein

Opis

In 1980 the U.S. government began to systematically collect data on Hispanics. By 2005 the Latino population of the United States had become the nation s largest minority and is projected to comprise about one-third of the total U.S. population in 2050. Utilizing census data and other statistical source materials, this book examines the transformations in the demographic, social, and economic structures of Latino-Americans in the United States between 1980 and 2005. Unlike most other studies, this book presents data on transformations over time, rather than a static portrait of specific topics at particular moments. Latino-Americans are examined over this twenty-five year period in terms of their demographic structures, changing patterns of wealth and poverty, educational attainment, citizenship and voter participation, occupational structures, employment, and unemployment. The result is a detailed socioeconomic portrait by region and over time that indicates the basic patterns that have lead to the formation of a complex national minority group that has become central to U.S. society."

Recenzje

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Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Immigration to the United States to 1980; 2. The Hispanic population to 1980; 3. Population growth and dispersion, 1980–2005; 4. The demography of the Hispanic population; 5. Wealth and poverty; 6. Educational attainment; 7. Citizenship, the Latino electorate, and voter participation; 8. Occupational structures, employment, and unemployment; 9. English language abilities and domestic usage; 10. Hispanic business ownership; 11. Race; 12. Endogamous and exogamous marriage patterns among Latino household heads; 13. Conclusion.