Ethnic identification among urban Latinos : language and flexibility

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Label

Ethnic identification among urban Latinos : language and flexibility

Title remainder

language and flexibility

Statement of responsibility

Rosalyn Negrón

Creator

• Negrón, Rosalyn, 1978-
• Negrón, Rosalyn, 1978-

Subject

• Hispanic Americans -- Languages
• Hispanic Americans -- Cultural assimilation
• Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity

Language

eng

Summary

"Negron examines how New York City Latinos negotiate between multiple ethnic identifications. She finds no one-to-one relationship between biographical ethnicity and the use of language and other ethnic markers. Through linguistic flexibility, cross-cultural fluency, and negotiating aspects of personal image, individuals deploy ethnicity in creative and unexpected ways. The reasons for switching ethnic categories range from the relatively minor (getting free drinks), to the quotidian (connecting with friends), to the vital (making a sale). Negron's work calls into question the validity of ethno-racial categories used in surveys like the Census. She argues that patterns of self-identification are based on a complex interplay among interactional, cognitive, and situational factors as well as personal predispositions and skills"--Provided by publisher

Member of

• The new Americans : recent immigration and American society
• Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Dewey number

973/.0468

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

E184.S75

LC item number

N44 2011eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography