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... Latinos ( Hispanics ) Before reviewing major characteristics of Latinos , it is important to stress that Latino and Hispanic do not refer to a race , but to ethnic groups . Latinos may identify themselves racially as black , white , or ...
... Latinos ( Hispanics ) Before reviewing major characteristics of Latinos , it is important to stress that Latino and Hispanic do not refer to a race , but to ethnic groups . Latinos may identify themselves racially as black , white , or ...
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... Latinos make up 13.5 percent of the U.S. population , we might expect 13 or 14 U.S. Senators to be Latino . How many are there ? None . In addition , Latinos hold only 4 percent of the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
... Latinos make up 13.5 percent of the U.S. population , we might expect 13 or 14 U.S. Senators to be Latino . How many are there ? None . In addition , Latinos hold only 4 percent of the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
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... Latino gains in jobs and at the ballot box will come at their expense . Together , Latinos and African Americans make up one - fourth of the U.S. population . It is likely that these two groups will increasingly come to recog- nize that ...
... Latino gains in jobs and at the ballot box will come at their expense . Together , Latinos and African Americans make up one - fourth of the U.S. population . It is likely that these two groups will increasingly come to recog- nize that ...
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Social Structure and Social Interaction | 4 |
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Values in Sociological Research | 14 |
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