In this Book
- The Hispanic Population of the United States
- Book
- 1988
- Published by: Russell Sage Foundation
- Series: Russell Sage Foundation Census Series
summary
The Hispanic population in the United States is a richly diverse and changing segment of our national community. Frank Bean and Marta Tienda emphasize a shifting cluster of populations—Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American, Spanish, and Caribbean—as they examine fertility and immigration, family and marriage patterns, education, earnings, and employment. They discuss, for instance, the effectiveness of bilingual education, recommending instead culturally supportive programs that will benefit both Hispanic and non-Hispanic students. A study of the geographic distribution of Hispanics shows that their tendency to live in metropolitan areas may, in fact, result in an isolation which denies them equal access to schooling, jobs, and health care. Bean and Tienda offer a critical, much-needed assessment of how Hispanics are faring and what the issues for the future will be. Their findings reveal and reflect differences in the Hispanic population that will influence policy decisions and affect the Hispanic community on regional and national levels. "...represents the state of the art for quantitative analysis of ethnic groups in the United States." —American Journal of Sociology A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-xii
- List of Tables
- pp. xv-xxii
- List of Figures
- pp. xxiii-xxiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-6
- 4. Immigration
- pp. 104-136
- 6. Marriage, Family, and Household
- pp. 178-204
- 9. Hispanics in the U.S. Labor Force
- pp. 280-337
- 10. Earnings and Economic Well-Being
- pp. 338-396
- 11. Epilogue
- pp. 397-400
- Appendix A
- pp. 401-408
- Appendix B
- pp. 409-411
- Appendix C
- pp. 412-418
- Bibliography
- pp. 419-434
- Name Index
- pp. 435-439
- Subject Index
- pp. 440-456
Additional Information
ISBN
9781610440370
Related ISBN(s)
9780871541048, 9780871541055
MARC Record
OCLC
907642554
Pages
480
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1987