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contents Contents Introduction Martha Montero-Sieburth and Edwin Meléndez Part I: The Changing Demographics of Latinos Chapter 1 The New Nativism and Latinos in a Changing Society Martha Montero-Sieburth and Edwin Meléndez Chapter 2 Living on the Margins of Society: Dominicans in the United States Ramona Hern ndez Chapter 3 The ¿Si Se Puede¿ Newcomers: Mexicans in New England Martha Montero-Sieburth Chapter 4 There are Cubans, There are Cubans and There are Cubans: Comparison of Ideological Tendencies of Cuban-Americans in the South Florida Area, Evidence from the FIU Cuba Poll 2004 Guillermo J. Grenier, Lisandro Pérez, Sung Chang Chun, Hugh Gladwin Chapter 5 Changes in the Characteristics of Puerto Rican Migrants to the United States Edwin Meléndez Part II: The Changing Social Issues Affecting Latinos Chapter 6 Latino College Students¿ Adjustment: The Influence of Familism, Acculturation and Social Supports Regina Jean-Van Hell Chapter 7 Mexicana/Latina Mothers and Schools: Changing the Way we View Parent Involvement Esperanza de la Vega Chapter 8 Policing the Latino Community: Key Issues and Directions for Future Research Cynthia Perez McCluskey and Francisco A. Villarruel Chapter 9 Cracking the Safety Net: Latina/o Access to Health and Social Programs in the Post-Welfare Era Héctor R. Cordero-Guzm n and Victoria Quiróz-Becerra Chapter 10 The Latinization of Lawrence: Migration, Settlement and Incorporation of Latinos in a Small Town of Massachusetts Ramón F. Borges-Méndez Chapter 11 Social Networks and Latino Immigrants in the Labor Market: A Review of the Literature and Evidence Luis M. Falcón Index About the Editor and Contributors
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Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions.
Hispanic Americans -- Statistics.
Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions.
Social change -- United States.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-.
United States -- Ethnic relations.