Hispanics in the United States : a demographic, social, and economic history, 1980-2005 / Laird W. Bergad, Herbert S. Klein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bergad, Laird W., 1948- author.

Klein, Herbert S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--History.

Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Population.

Hispanic Americans--Social conditions.

Hispanic Americans--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 444 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1980 the US 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 US 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 US society.

Contents:

Introduction

Immigration to the United States to 1980

The Hispanic population to 1980

Population growth and dispersion, 1980-2005

The demography of the Hispanic population

Wealth and poverty

Educational attainment

Citizenship, the Latino electorate, and voter participation

Occupational structures, employment, and unemployment

English language abilities and domestic usage

Hispanic business ownership

Race

Endogamous and exogamous marriage patterns among Latino household heads

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-85248-7

1-107-21193-X

1-282-90823-5

9786612908231

0-511-78176-8

0-511-93129-8

0-511-93264-2

0-511-92745-2

0-511-92491-7

0-511-92996-X

OCLC:

689997251