Author: José Enrique Idler
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739119693
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Delving into questions of group classification and the meaning of identity, Officially Hispanic argues that the Hispanic category, as currently used by the federal government, does not capture the multiplicity of circumstances and identities among Hispanics. The standardized category then may need to be modified in order to serve its public policy purposes. This timely inquiry addresses one of the central questions of modern states: how to integrate, socially and politically, all of its citizens