Mexicans, Chicanos, Mexican Americans, or Pochos...Que Somos? The Impact of Language and Nativity on Ethnic Labeling.

Hurtado, Aida; Arce, Carlos H.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Mexicans, Chicanos, Mexican Americans, or Pochos...Que Somos? The Impact of Language and Nativity on Ethnic Labeling.

Hurtado, Aida; Arce, Carlos H.

Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, v17 n1 p103-30 Spr 1986

Studies four distinct groups based on language and nativity within the Mexican-descent population in the U.S. Reports significant differences among groups on (1) demographics; (2) self-labeling in the family and among others of Mexican descent; and (3) perceptions of how others label them. (TES)

Descriptors: Demography, Ethnicity, Hispanic American Culture, Hispanic Americans, Interviews, Labeling (of Persons), Mexican Americans, Self Concept, Social History, Sociocultural Patterns, Sociolinguistics

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Language: English

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