The Economic Status of the Hispanic Population
Selected Essays
Published on 28. January 2013
Book
Hardback
172 pages
978-1-62396-187-9 (ISBN)
Description
In 2010, Hispanics represented one out of every six people in the U.S. (up from one out of eight in 2000), such that the economic status of this population has become increasingly important for the economic direction of the nation. This volume brings together a group of scholars who analyze a variety of socioeconomic issues (particularly those related to education, poverty, and health) to assess how Hispanics have been faring relative to other Americans. A common theme across the chapters is that Hispanics tend to lag behind non-Hispanics with respect to their economic outcomes. Despite this lag, however, some of the studies indicate that Hispanics have been making progress in terms of improving their relative economic position in recent years. Several of the chapters also discuss policy implications.
The intended audience includes social scientists, students, policymakers, and anyone interested in learning more about the economic conditions of Hispanic Americans. Many of the authors employed rigorous statistical methods to analyze the economic status of Hispanics, but the chapters were written to be accessible to a broad audience instead of one comprised mainly of quantitatively-oriented academics.
The intended audience includes social scientists, students, policymakers, and anyone interested in learning more about the economic conditions of Hispanic Americans. Many of the authors employed rigorous statistical methods to analyze the economic status of Hispanics, but the chapters were written to be accessible to a broad audience instead of one comprised mainly of quantitatively-oriented academics.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Charlotte
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
429 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62396-187-9 (9781623961879)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas - Pan American, USA.
Alberto Davila, The University of Texas - Pan American, USA.
Alberto Davila, The University of Texas - Pan American, USA.
Content
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
List of Contributors.
Chapter 1. An Overview of Hispanic Economic Outcomes in the First Decade of the 2000s, Marie T. Mora and Alberto Davila.
Chapter 2. Educational Expectations and Realities for Young Latinos, Mark Hugo Lopez.
Chapter 3. The Evolution of Hispanic Literacy in the Twenty-First Century: From the First to the Third Generation, Arturo Gonzalez.
Chapter 4. Poverty Among Hispanics in the United States, Mary J. Lopez.
Chapter 5. A Multilevel Analysis of Latinos' Economic Inequality: A Test of the Minority Group Threat Theory, Carlos Siordia and Ruben Antonio Farias.
Chapter 6. Rural Latinos: An Assessment of Evolving Conditions, Refugio I. Rochin.
Chapter 7. The Economy and Latinos: Trying to Find Affordable Care with High Medical Costs and the Economic Recession, Jillian Medeiros and Gabriel Sanchez.
Chapter 8. Hispanic Origin and Obesity: Different Risk Factors, Different Responses, Veronica Salinas, Jillian Medeiros, and Melissa Binder.
Chapter 9. Market Work, Home Production, Personal Care and Leisure: Time Allocation Trajectories of Hispanic Immigrant Couples, Andres J. Vargas.
Chapter 10. Lessons Learned and Issues Raised About Hispanic Economic Outcomes, Alberto Davila and Marie T. Mora.
Appendix: Major Datasets Used.
About the Editors.
Acknowledgements.
List of Contributors.
Chapter 1. An Overview of Hispanic Economic Outcomes in the First Decade of the 2000s, Marie T. Mora and Alberto Davila.
Chapter 2. Educational Expectations and Realities for Young Latinos, Mark Hugo Lopez.
Chapter 3. The Evolution of Hispanic Literacy in the Twenty-First Century: From the First to the Third Generation, Arturo Gonzalez.
Chapter 4. Poverty Among Hispanics in the United States, Mary J. Lopez.
Chapter 5. A Multilevel Analysis of Latinos' Economic Inequality: A Test of the Minority Group Threat Theory, Carlos Siordia and Ruben Antonio Farias.
Chapter 6. Rural Latinos: An Assessment of Evolving Conditions, Refugio I. Rochin.
Chapter 7. The Economy and Latinos: Trying to Find Affordable Care with High Medical Costs and the Economic Recession, Jillian Medeiros and Gabriel Sanchez.
Chapter 8. Hispanic Origin and Obesity: Different Risk Factors, Different Responses, Veronica Salinas, Jillian Medeiros, and Melissa Binder.
Chapter 9. Market Work, Home Production, Personal Care and Leisure: Time Allocation Trajectories of Hispanic Immigrant Couples, Andres J. Vargas.
Chapter 10. Lessons Learned and Issues Raised About Hispanic Economic Outcomes, Alberto Davila and Marie T. Mora.
Appendix: Major Datasets Used.
About the Editors.