Suchergebnisse

Framing the question of citizenship : membership, exclusionary inclusion, and Latinos in the national political imaginary -- Political theory and constructs of membership: difference and belonging in liberal democracies -- Reconceptualizing citizenship : membership, belonging, and the politics of racialization -- Associative citizenship : civil society, rights claims and expanding the public sphere -- Grounded rights claims : contesting membership and transforming citizenship in Latino urban communities -- Critical theory and the politics of solidarity : contradictions, tensions, and potentiality -- Concluding reflections : contesting membership/transforming Latino citizenship.

The transformation of southeast Los Angeles, CA, into a community with a strong Latino citizenship is examined. A review of contemporary literature reveals that a connection between strong institutions & practices of civil society engenders democratic citizenship. An additional overview of globalization processes in that area is presented. Two cases illustrate how cultural, economic, & political changes there have resulted in Latinos' claims to rights of inclusion & demands for services, eg, (1) establishment of an informal network between Latino women in multiple aspects of everyday life & (2) increased participation of Latinos in an elementary school organization. These cases demonstrate how collective participation promotes the interests of communities; they also show what social preconditions are required for community change to occur. 52 References. J. W. Parker

The 5th & last of 5 reviews of Leo Grebler, Joan W. Moore, & Ralph C. Guzmann, THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN PEOPLE (see SA 0410/F6970). It is noted that 'the work fills a longstanding need for a broadly based, empirical investigation of the Mexican-Amer' & demonstrates that many of the stereotypes held are false. However, the assimilative perspective of the authors is rejected. The affect of the emerging ethnic identity upon the assimilative potential must be taken into consideration. This point cannot be dismissed by declaring it merely ideological. Data or 'facts' do not speak for themselves; they must be interpreted. The authors' frameworkwhich focuses on assimilative potential-sets the contours for the interpretation. The same data viewed from diff perspectives will have diff implications for policy-making. The implications of each perspective must be considered. 1 Table. (See SA 0410/F6959, 0410/F6962, 0410/F6966, 0410/F6969.) M. Maxfield.