The Hispanic Population of the United States

by Marta Tienda and Frank D. Bean

Book Overview

The Hispanic population in the United States is a richly diverse and changing segment of our national community. Frank Bean and Marta Tienda emphasize a shifting cluster of populations--Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American, Spanish, and Caribbean--as they examine fertility and immigration, family and marriage patterns, education, earnings, and employment. They discuss, for instance, the effectiveness of bilingual education, recommending...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087154105X
• ISBN13: 9780871541055
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.