Date of Award

1-1-2017

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Sociology

Content Description

1 online resource (iii, xvi, 280 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Hayward D. Horton

Committee Members

Christine E. Bose, Nancy A. Denton

Keywords

1.5 Generation, Demography, Mexican Americans, Mexican-Origin, Middle Class, Professionals, Mexican Americans in the professions, Middle class Mexican Americans

Subject Categories

Sociology

Abstract

This dissertation is a socio-demographic analysis of the Mexican-American professional population. Scholars argue the Mexican-American population represent a unique case (Bean and Stevens 2003; Portes and Rumbaut 2001), and their lived experiences are distinct from many of the other Latino groups studied. The Mexican-American population interconnects with new and old waves of migration. Missing from the literature is the impact Mexican-Americans professionals have in the United States’ economy.

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