The social construction of pan-Latino identity: Gender, class, and politics in Corona, Queens, New York City, 1986-1988.
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Title
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The social construction of pan-Latino identity: Gender, class, and politics in Corona, Queens, New York City, 1986-1988.
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Identifier
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AAI9521310
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identifier
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9521310
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Creator
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Ricourt, Milagros.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Roslyn Bologh
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Date
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1995
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, General | Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies
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Abstract
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This dissertation studies the social construction of Latino ethnicity in the everyday activities and leadership roles of Latin American female immigrants in Corona, Queens, New York City. This dissertation studies the conditions that have enabled women of diverse nationalities to develop a collective sense of identity as "Latinas de Queens." The study is rooted in ethnographic fieldwork in Corona, a neighborhood of immigrants from every Latin American country, as well as from Asia, and of white and African Americans--probably the most ethnically diverse community in the United States.;The analysis of Latino ethnicity begins with the interaction process among working-class women of different Latin American nationalities in the Corona community that has led to the emergence of a common Latin American ethnic identity. This study then moves outward from Corona to examine the place of women in the organizational leadership that serves and articulates the needs of Queens' Latin American residents. The focus is on middle-class Latina immigrants in the institutional arenas of cultural and social service organizations, churches, and politics. This study of Latin American female immigrants involves three intersecting elements: ethnicity, gender, and class. These three elements shape unique forms of leadership that simultaneously are also shaping the Latin American community of Queens.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
