Given the importance of Latino issues in the current social and
economic times, the publication of Latinos in a Changing Society is
both timely and prescient in its contributions to the current
discourse of how Latinos are being influenced by U.S. norms and
culture and how Latinos are also affecting U.S. society. This
volume contributes to our need for comprehensive analysis of how
Latin communities compare and contrast with other underserved
groups. It also examines how changes are taking place within
specific Latino groups particularly between first and second
generation Cubans, returning Puerto Ricans, Dominican poverty, and
emergent Mexican leaders in the New England area. The opportunities
that Latinos and dominant mainstream interests share are identified
in this volume, but so are the many areas in need of change. In
this current atmosphere of anger and suspicion toward immigrants,
this volume presents an analytical perspective that is too often
absent from politically motivated debates about Latinos and their
role in a changing society. Undocumented immigrants are often
portrayed as people who come to this country to take advantage of a
generous welfare system contributing little to the economic and
social development of the country. This volume critically examines
issues such as the Latino commitment to labor participation, the
ways that Latino parents engage in schools and in their
communities, health access and social programs, the policing
concerns within the Latino community, the academic adjustments made
by Latino college students as well as the educational opportunities
that exist for Latinos across the country. Unlike publications that
seek to summarize knowledge aboutthe Latino population in the
United States, Latinos in a Changing Society provides a broader
range of insights into the types of policy analysis, research, and
public consciousness needed to advance the educational, social,
cultural, and political participation and incorporation of Latinos
in the new century. This volume critically examines such issues as
the disparity in poverty among Latino groups, the lack of access to
health services, the Latino commitment to labor participation, the
ways that Latino parents engage in schools and in their
communities, and the educational dropout rates of Latinos across
the country and the underlying causes of those rates. Unlike
publications that seek to summarize knowledge about the Latino
population in the United States, Latinos in a Changing Society
provides a broader range of insights into the types of policy
analysis, research, and public consciousness needed to advance the
educational, social, cultural, and political participation and
incorporation of Latinos in the new century.
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