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Many people are trying to understand the reliably conservative 25-35% Latinx vote. We've all become fascinated by a very well-written history book about this third of a diverse population. Before my book plug (on sale for $20.00) comes other worthwhile reading (1/)
Many people are trying to understand the reliably conservative 25-35% Latinx vote. We've all become fascinated by a very well-written history book about this third of a diverse population. Before my book plug (on sale for $20.00) comes other worthwhile reading (1/)
For background and contextualization: Bowler and Segura’s ( https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/the-future-is-ours/book237079) textbook, probably in need of updating, presents several interesting racial paradigms.
J. García’s textbook ( https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442259898/Latino-Politics-in-America-Community-Culture-and-Interests-Third-Edition) provides a general overview of how racial solidarity (2/)
J. García’s textbook ( https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442259898/Latino-Politics-in-America-Community-Culture-and-Interests-Third-Edition) provides a general overview of how racial solidarity (2/)
and culture impact Latino politics. For a more qualitative look at the data collected through the seminal LNS2006 by @latinostudiesND’s Luis Fraga, J. A. Garcia, G. Segura, M. Jones-Correa, and Val Martinez-Ebers, their book http://tupress.temple.edu/book/0456 is a great place to start (3/
A more sociological approach with a super valuable dataset comes from Telles and Ortiz (2009) "Generations of Exclusion"( https://www.russellsage.org/publications/generations-exclusion-1). (4/n)
More related to how Latinos adapt, move upwardly and change sociopolitically is @JodyAVallejo “Barrios to Burbs” https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=21566, this is important if we want to make the case of economic voting, social mobility and distance, vs identity among Latinos. (5/)
But then the question of unity and identity is something we cannot just assume (or assume away), Beltrán’s seminal book http://thetroublewithunity.com/ . A star-studded edited volume by Espino, Leal & Meier (2008) also highlights the importance of identity: https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/3682 (6/)
And I build on that group diversity to suggest that when Latinx solidarity and identity increase, they are more likely to result in support for the Democratic Party. But the link is developed over time as newcomers are socialized into the American polity. (7/n)
Yet multiple (i.e. religion) identities exist within every member of this (and other) community. Social identity theory (psych) can help us understand group dynamics in partisanship.
Here’s the link to the book, hardcover on sale this year-end! https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9783319339689 (8/n)
Here’s the link to the book, hardcover on sale this year-end! https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9783319339689 (8/n)
I clearly missed some seminal books for the continued study of the Latinx voter.
Please pitch in and help me complete the reading list so that we can come back to this when we are asked, in 23 months why Latinos vote the way they do.
(9/9)
Please pitch in and help me complete the reading list so that we can come back to this when we are asked, in 23 months why Latinos vote the way they do.
(9/9)
