Variations, Combinations, and Evolutions: Latino Families in the United States

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Latinos of differing national origins have different histories, structural and cultural integration, and regional residence. Only recently has this heterogeneity been taken into account in the study of their family lives. For the last 20 years, research on Latino families has primarily focused on Mexican descendants (for extensive reviews see Miller, 1979; Mirandé, 1977; Staples & Mirandé, 1980; Vasquez & Gonzalez, 1981; Vega, 1990; Zapata & Jaramillo, 1981). During this time Mexican descendants made up the majority of Latinos, with Puerto Ricans constituting the second-largest group. However, although the Mexican-origin group still constitutes the majority, there has been a dramatic increase in the Latino population, primarily ...

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