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Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Hispanic Identity Social Integration and Mobility Uncertain Futures 1. INTRODUCTION 2. MULTIPLE ORIGINS, HISPANIC PORTRAIT Hispanic Roots A Contemporary Profile Legal Status The Need for Improved Data Conclusion 3. DEFINING HISPANICITY: E PLURIBUS UNUM OR E PLURIBUS PLURES? Origins of Hispanic Identity The Shifting Concept of Race Español or English? Conclusion 4. THE CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATION The Changing Social Contract Economic Trends Coming of Age in an Aging Society Hispanic Dispersal Paradoxes of Place Engines of Growth Uncertain Promises Political Voice Conclusion 5. REALMS OF INTEGRATION: FAMILTY, EDUCATION, WORK, AND HEALTH Family and Living Arrangements Schools and Education Early Beginnings Primary and Middle Years Secondary School and Beyond Economic Well-Being Employment and Earnings Economic Well-Being Household Income Poverty and Wealth among Hispanics Health Status and Access to Care Health Status and Behaviors Access to Quality Care Conclusion 6. UNCERTAIN DESTINIES Diversity, Identity, and Assimilation Hispanicity as a Panethnic Identity Sociocultural Transformation The Costs of Assimilation Socioeconomic Mobility An Uncertain Future REFERENCES APPENDIX: METHODS
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions -- Statistics.
Hispanic Americans -- Economic conditions -- Statistics.
Hispanic Americans -- Government policy.
United States -- Ethnic relations -- Statistics.
United States -- Population -- Statistics.