Cuantos somos: a demographic study of the Mexican American population

Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at Austin • (2) • Published In 1977 • Pages: xvi, 238

By: Teller, Charles H., Estrada, Leo F., Hernández, José, Alvírez, David, Rodríez, Romeo, Bean, Frank D., Bradshaw, Benjamin S., Roberts, Robert E., Cardenas, Gilbert, Santana Cooney, Rosemary, Singelmann, Joachim.

Abstract

This collection are essays provides a thorough examination of demographic methodological research issues in the study of Chicanos, as well as a wealth of data concerning fertility and mortality, migration, and labor force participation. The published results of a Conference on Mexican American demography, it fills a long-standing gap in the literature on Chicanos.

HRAF PubDate

2002

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Evaluation

Creator Type

Sociologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

M. A. Marcus ; 1986

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

1869-1973

Coverage Place

United States

Notes

Edited by Charles H. Teller, Leo F. Estrada, José Hernández and David Alvírez

Community-oriented demography: toward a micro-structural approach to the study of ethnic populations / Leo F. Estrada and Charles H. Teller --Using census data to study Spanish heritage populations of the United States / Leo F. Estrada, José Hernández and David Alvírez --A comparison of persons of Spanish origin and persons of Spanish surname in the United States using the March 1971 current population survey / Edward Fernandez --Annotated bibliography on the demography of the Mexican American population, with commentary/ Charles H. Teller and Romeo rodríguez --Mexican American fertility / Frank D. Bean and Benjamin S. Bradshaw --The study of mortality in the Mexican American population / Robert E. Roberts -- Mexican labor: a view to conceptualizing the effects of migration, immigration and the Chicano population in the United States / Gilbert Cardenas -- The Mexican American female in the labor force / Rosemary Santana Cooney -- Mexican Americans in the Southwest labor force: some preliminary findings/ Joachim Singelmann -- Chicano demography: where we were, are, and hope to be / José Hernández

Includes bibliographical references

Papers presented at the Conference on the Demographic Study of the Mexican American Population, held at the University of Texas at Austin, May 17-19, 1973

LCCN

77093093

LCSH

Mexican Americans