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New Faces, New Voices : The Hispanic Electorate in America by Alvarez, R. Michael;Abrajano, Marisa A is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A comprehensive look at Hispanic voters in the United States Making up 14.2 percent of the American population, Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the United States. Clearly, securing the Hispanic vote is more important to political parties than ever before. Yet, despite the current size of the Hispanic population, is there a clear Hispanic politics? Who are Hispanic voters? What are their political preferences and attitudes, and why? The first comprehensive study of Hispanic voters in the United States, New Faces, New Voices paints a complex portrait of this diverse and growing population. Examining race, politics, and comparative political behavior, Marisa Abrajano and R. Michael Alvarez counter the preconceived notion of Hispanic voters as one homogenous group. The authors discuss the concept of Hispanic political identity, taking into account the ethnic, generational, and linguistic distinctions within the Hispanic population. They compare Hispanic registration, turnout, and participation to those of non-Hispanics, consider the socioeconomic factors contributing to Hispanics' levels of political knowledge, determine what segment of the Hispanic population votes i

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Author

Alvarez, R. Michael;Abrajano, Marisa A

Publisher

Princeton University Press California Princeton Fulfillment Services [distributor

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780691143057

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Political Science, History