Hispanics: Race, Class, or Ethnicity?.

Melville, Margarita B.

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ERIC Number: EJ371497

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Hispanics: Race, Class, or Ethnicity?

Melville, Margarita B.

Journal of Ethnic Studies, v16 n1 p67-83 Spr 1988

Examines the source of the current use of the label "Hispanic"; summarizes the historical diversity of the groups collected under this label; analyses the race, class, and ethnic components of Hispanic identity; and discusses the conscious use of a pan-ethnic identity for economic and political ends. (BJV)

Descriptors: Class Organization, Cultural Differences, Definitions, Economic Factors, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Stereotypes, Ethnicity, Hispanic Americans, Political Influences, Racial Composition, Racial Identification

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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