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Barrios to Burbs: The Making of the Mexican American Middle Class

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Description for Barrios to Burbs: The Making of the Mexican American Middle Class Paperback. This book examines middle-class Mexican Americans' patterns of mobility and incorporation. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.

Too frequently, the media and politicians cast Mexican immigrants as a threat to American society. Given America's increasing ethnic diversity and the large size of the Mexican-origin population, an investigation of how Mexican immigrants and their descendants achieve upward mobility and enter the middle class is long overdue. Barrios to Burbs offers a new understanding of the Mexican American experience.

Vallejo explores the challenges that accompany rapid social mobility and examines a new indicator of incorporation, a familial obligation to "give back" in social and financial support. She investigates the salience of middle-class Mexican Americans' ethnic identification and details how ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804788663
SKU
V9780804788663
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About Jody Vallejo
Jody Agius Vallejo is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California.

Reviews for Barrios to Burbs: The Making of the Mexican American Middle Class
"This book should be required reading for students and advanced sociologists alike. With a focus on shifting the conceptualization of a monolithic Mexican American experience, Barrio to Burbs also serves as a significant resource for students and scholars interested in Latino/a sociology, racial and ethnic studies, and social stratification. Though it isn't the only book addressing the experiences of a ... Read more

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