Hispanic Relationships in the U.S.A

Paper Summary:

Using examples from Puerto Rico, Mexico and Cuba, this paper examines how relationships between Hispanics couples are formed and sustained. It contends that in the near future, Hispanics will represent the majority ethnic segment in the U.S., with blacks and whites coming in a distant second and third and that it is important to understand how these relationships are made. It looks at different types of relationships such as divorced couples who still live together, married couples, couples who live together but are not sexually active and common law marriage arrangements.

Outline:
Introduction
Review and Discussion.
Background and Overview
Influences on Hispanic Relationships in the U.S.
Current and Future Trends
Conclusion.

From the Paper:

"While the reasons for emigration vary from individual to individual, citizens of many Latin American nations have considered the United States as a destination of choice over the past decades. There were profound and compelling reasons for many Hispanics wanting to leave their home countries; in the past 100 years or so, violent revolutions have affected the political framework of several countries (including Mexico, Bolivia, Cuba, and Nicaragua). In the 20th century, Cuba became a Communist state under Fidel Castro, while the Nicaraguan Revolution brought the Marxist-oriented Sandinistas to power. Peru, Bolivia, and Chile also tried a local Latin American version of socialism with little success (Cockcroft 1998). However, once they arrived in the U.S., such relative newcomers, many lacking in basic literacy skills in either English or Spanish, were assumed to be still caught up in the immigrant syndrome, or worse, to be languishing in what Oscar Lewis termed the "culture of poverty" (1965). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Arfaniarromo, A. (2001). Toward a psychosocial and sociocultural understanding of achievement motivation among Hispanic gang members in U. S. schools. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 28(3):123.
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• Chavez, Linda. Out of the Barrio: Toward a New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation. New York: Basic Books, 1992.
• Cockcroft, James D. Latin America: History, Politics, and U.S. Policy, 2nd Ed. Chicago: Nelson-Hall Publishers, 1998.
• Davis, Wade. (August 1999). Vanishing Cultures. National Geographic Special Ed.: Global Culture, 196(2).

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