Latinos, Race and Ethnicity - 20099

“Latinos, Race, and Ethnicity complicates and challenges simplistic assumptions about what race and ethnicity are, and the meanings that they have in contemporary society. This connection examines historical patterns and transformations in the identities, opportunities (or lack thereof), and experiences of peoples whom today we call “Hispanics” or “Latinos” so that students may better understand social structural and cultural constructions of race and ethnicity and be better prepared to participate effectively in an increasingly diverse nation and world.