Latinos in a changing society / edited by Martha Montero-Sieburth and Edwin Melendez.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. The new nativism and Latinos in a changing society / Martha Montero-Sieburth and Edwin Melendez -- Ch. 2. Living on the margins of society : Dominicans in the United States / Ramona Hernandez -- Ch. 3. The "si se puede" newcomers : Mexicans in New England / Martha Montero-Sieburth -- Ch. 4. There are Cubans, there are Cubans, and there are Cubans : ideological diversity among Cuban Americans in Miami Guillermo J. Grenier, Lisandro Perez, Sung Chang Chun / Hugh Gladwin -- Ch. 5. Changes in the characteristics of Puerto Rican migrants to the United States / Edwin Melendez -- Ch. 6. Latino college students' adjustment : the influence of familism, acculturation, and social supports / Regina Jean-Van Hell -- Ch. 7. Mexicana/Latina mothers and schools : changing the way we view parent involvement / Esperanza De La Vega -- Ch. 8. Policing the Latino community : key issues and directions for future research / Cynthia Perez McCluskey and Francisco A. Villarruel -- Ch. 9. Cracking the safety net : Latina/o access to health and social programs in the post-welfare era / Hector R. Cordero-Guzman and Victoria Quiroz-Becerra -- Ch. 10. The Latinization of Lawrence : migration, settlement, and incorporation of Latinos in a small town of Massachusetts / Ramon F. Borges-Mendez -- Ch. 11. Social networks and Latino immigrants in the labor market : a review of the literature and evidence / Luis M. Falcon.

"Given the importance of Latino issues in the current social and economic times, the publication of Latinos in a Changing Society is both timely and prescient in its contributions to the current discourse on how Latinos are being influenced by U.S. norms and culture and how Latinos are also affecting U.S. society. This volume contributes to our need for comprehensive analysis of how Latin communities compare and contrast with other underserved groups. It also examines how changes are taking place within specific Latino groups, particularly between first and second generation Cubans, returning Puerto Ricans, Dominican poverty, and emergent Mexican leaders in the New England area. The opportunities that Latinos and dominant mainstream interests share are identified in this volume, but so are the many areas in need of change."--BOOK JACKET.