Latinos Facing Racism: Discrimination, Resistance, and Endurance (New Critical Viewpoints on Society)

Joe R. Feagin, Jose A. Cobas

ISBN 10: 1612055540 / ISBN 13: 9781612055541

Published by Routledge 2014-02-20, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Latinos Facing Racism: Discrimination, Resistance, and Endurance (New Critical Viewpoints on Society)
• Publisher: Routledge 2014-02-20
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1612055540
• ISBN 13: 9781612055541
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Feagin and Cobas provide the first in-depth examination of the everyday racism faced by middle-class Latinos. Based on a national survey, we learn how a diverse group of talented Latinos Mexican Americans, Puerto Rican Americans, Cuban Americans, and others respond to and cope with the commonplace white racial framing and discriminatory practices. Drawing on extensive interviewing, the authors address the recurring discrimination of ordinary whites directed against Spanish speakers and individuals with presumed Latino phenotypes. These incidents occur in everyday encounters, such as when male and female Latinos travel or shop. The book also chronicles the mistreatment that Latinos face from immigration officials when they cross US borders and from the police when they are racially profiled outside Latino areas. Critical and conforming Latino responses to recurring white discrimination are also extensively examined, as well as the diverse Latino reactions to remedial programs like affirmative action and to the ideal of assimilation into the proverbial US melting pot. "

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Joe R. Feagin, José A. Cobas