Leo Chavez

Biographic Data

ID3618296
NAMELeo Chavez
GIVEN NAMESLeo
FAMILY NAMEChavez
SIGNATURECHAVEZ L
AFFILIATIONSGraduate Department of Clinical Psychology University of Indianapolis Indianapolis Indiana USA
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS49
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1986
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX2

  • Youth gun carrying and household firearm ownership in 22 US states

    Open AccessL R Chavez, Leo Chavez et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2022Cited by: 2References: 52

    Youth gun carrying is associated with a range of adverse outcomes, including increased risks for homicide, suicide, school disciplinary problems, and criminal legal involvement. In this study we examined the association between state‐level household firearm ownership rates and the odds of past‐year gun carrying among high‐school‐aged youth. Using survey‐weighted multivariable logistic regression models, results showed that each 1% point increase …

  • The Latino Threat

    L R Chavez, Leo ChavezBOOKLatino Threat2013

    Directly opposing ideas constructed and perpetuated by pundits and the media at large, The Latino Threat challenges the suggestion that Latino immigrants are unwilling to integrate and reveals that citizenship is not just about legal definitions, but about participation in society

  • In the Land of Plenty

    Open AccessL R Chavez, Leo ChavezARTICLEAmerican Anthropologist2001

  • Cancellation of the Anthropological Promise

    Open AccessRobert R Alvarez, Robert Alvarez et al.ARTICLEAnthropology News1995

  • Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Undocumented Settlers and Immigration Reform

    L R Chavez, Leo Chavez et al.ARTICLEHuman Organization1990Cited by: 11References: 10

    This paper explores interview data collected on undocumented immigrants from Mexico and Central America during the summer of 1986 in San Diego, California and Dallas, Texas. Its purpose is to examine a principal underlying assumption of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, that undocumented immigrants who are not eligible for the legalization program will return to their country of origin; and to indicate problems created by the legisl…

  • Settlers and Sojourners

    L R Chavez, Leo ChavezARTICLEHuman Organization1988Cited by: 36References: 13

    This work attempts to contribute to our understanding of the process of settlement by undocumented Mexican immigrants.The behavior of single migrants (including individuals who migrated without spouse or children) is compared to that of migrants accompanied by spouse and/or children in relation to a number of factors, including the outcome of migration experiences, variation in household composition over time, attitudes concerning residence prefe…

  • Mexican Immigration and Health Care

    L R Chavez, Leo ChavezARTICLEHuman Organization1986

    This paper examines the case of Mexican immigrants in the United States and their access to medical services within a political economy of health framework. Such an approach stresses that the provision of health care is independent of health factors per se and that access to health care is not equally distributed throughout a population. The first section reviews the three major concepts influencing medical anthropologists working within a politi…

  • Mexican Immigrants and Southern California

    Wayne A Cornelius, L R Chavez et al.