Alma M García
Biographic Data
| ID | 3846191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alma M García |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alma M |
| FAMILY NAME | García |
| SIGNATURE | GARCÍA A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Santa Clara University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
North from Mexico: The Spanish-Speaking People of the United States
This single-volume book provides students, educators, and politicians with an update to the classic Carey McWilliams work North From Mexico. It provides up-to-date information on the Chicano experience and the emergent social dynamics in the United States as a result of Mexican immigration. Carey McWilliam's North From Mexico, first published in 1948, is a classic survey of Chicano history. Now fully updated by Alma M. García to cover the period …
Chicana Feminist Thought
Chicana Feminist Thought brings together the voices of Chicana poets, writers, and activists who reflect upon the Chicana Feminist Movement that began in the late 1960s. With energy and passion, this anthology of writings documents the personal and collective political struggles of Chicana feminists
MeXicana Encounters: The Making of Social Identities on the Borderlands
Separate Roads to Feminism: Black, Chicana, and White Feminist Movements in America's Second Wave
The Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans are the fastest growing immigrant population in the U.S. and will continue to be significant contributors to the diverse social fabric of the country. This book examines the Mexican American cultural traditions, families, demographics, political participation, and societal impact. Despite their economic, social, and political struggles in this country, Mexican Americans have always believed in the American Dream. Yet they have r…
Latinas and African American Women at Work: Race, Gender, and Economic Inequality
Book Review| July 01 2000 Latinas and African American Women at Work: Race, Gender, and Economic Inequality Latinas and African American Women at Work: Race, Gender, and Economic Inequality, Irene Browne. Alma M. Garcia Alma M. Garcia Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Ethnic History (2000) 19 (4): 96–98. https://doi.org/10.2307/27502623 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo P…
Latino High School Graduation: Defying the Odds
Maids No More: The Transformation of Domestic Work
his presidential campaign, Clinton began to guide his administration on a path which was intended to reverse negative effects of twelve years of Republican policies. When Clinton nominated Zoe Baird for Attorney General, he could not have foreseen extent of public reaction. As nation learned more details of nominee's violation of immigration laws so-called Zoe Baird problem opponents mobilized their efforts to block her nomination. The American p…
The Development of Chicana Feminist Discourse, 1970-1980
The years between 1970 and 1980 represented a formative period in the development of Chicana feminist thought in the United States. During this period, Chicana feminists addressed the specific issues affecting Chicanas as women of color in the United States. As a result of their collective efforts in struggling against racial, class, and gender oppression, Chicana feminists developed an ideological discourse that addressed three major issues. The…
City Bound: Urban Life and Political Attitudes Among Chicano Youth
Recent Studies in Nineteenth-and Early-Twentieth-Century Regional Mexican History
When Lesley Byrd Simpson published his Many Mexicos in 1966, he helped set the stage for the development of a regional approach to Mexican history with his eloquent argument that there are "many Mexi-COS."l In 1970 Victor Alba restated Simpson's observation, "There is more than one Mexico. Its history can never be spoken of in the singular.,,2 Soon after appeared Luis Gonzalez's San Jose de Gracia: Mexican Village in Transition, a landmark in reg…
Problems in the Ratio Measurement of Life Stress
The development and use of Holmes and Rahe's Social Readjustment Rating Scale is examined. The scale is regarded as a laudable attempt at ratio measurement and as deserving more attention and emulation in sociology than it has received. However, there are problems with the work of Rahe and his associates. In particular, the relative lack of concern with careful instrument construction and administration, the glossing over of the problem of cultur…
The Development of Chicana Feminist Discourse, 1970-1980
The years between 1970 and 1980 represented a formative period in the development of Chicana feminist thought in the United States. During this period, Chicana feminists addressed the specific issues affecting Chicanas as women of color in the United States. As a result of their collective efforts in struggling against racial, class, and gender oppression, Chicana feminists developed an ideological discourse that addressed three major issues. The…
Problems in the Ratio Measurement of Life Stress
The development and use of Holmes and Rahe's Social Readjustment Rating Scale is examined. The scale is regarded as a laudable attempt at ratio measurement and as deserving more attention and emulation in sociology than it has received. However, there are problems with the work of Rahe and his associates. In particular, the relative lack of concern with careful instrument construction and administration, the glossing over of the problem of cultur…
Latinas and African American Women at Work: Race, Gender, and Economic Inequality
Book Review| July 01 2000 Latinas and African American Women at Work: Race, Gender, and Economic Inequality Latinas and African American Women at Work: Race, Gender, and Economic Inequality, Irene Browne. Alma M. Garcia Alma M. Garcia Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Ethnic History (2000) 19 (4): 96–98. https://doi.org/10.2307/27502623 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo P…
Problems in the Ratio Measurement of Life Stress
The development and use of Holmes and Rahe's Social Readjustment Rating Scale is examined. The scale is regarded as a laudable attempt at ratio measurement and as deserving more attention and emulation in sociology than it has received. However, there are problems with the work of Rahe and his associates. In particular, the relative lack of concern with careful instrument construction and administration, the glossing over of the problem of cultur…
City Bound: Urban Life and Political Attitudes Among Chicano Youth
Recent Studies in Nineteenth-and Early-Twentieth-Century Regional Mexican History
When Lesley Byrd Simpson published his Many Mexicos in 1966, he helped set the stage for the development of a regional approach to Mexican history with his eloquent argument that there are "many Mexi-COS."l In 1970 Victor Alba restated Simpson's observation, "There is more than one Mexico. Its history can never be spoken of in the singular.,,2 Soon after appeared Luis Gonzalez's San Jose de Gracia: Mexican Village in Transition, a landmark in reg…
The Development of Chicana Feminist Discourse, 1970-1980
The years between 1970 and 1980 represented a formative period in the development of Chicana feminist thought in the United States. During this period, Chicana feminists addressed the specific issues affecting Chicanas as women of color in the United States. As a result of their collective efforts in struggling against racial, class, and gender oppression, Chicana feminists developed an ideological discourse that addressed three major issues. The…
Maids No More: The Transformation of Domestic Work
his presidential campaign, Clinton began to guide his administration on a path which was intended to reverse negative effects of twelve years of Republican policies. When Clinton nominated Zoe Baird for Attorney General, he could not have foreseen extent of public reaction. As nation learned more details of nominee's violation of immigration laws so-called Zoe Baird problem opponents mobilized their efforts to block her nomination. The American p…
Latino High School Graduation: Defying the Odds
Latinas and African American Women at Work: Race, Gender, and Economic Inequality
Book Review| July 01 2000 Latinas and African American Women at Work: Race, Gender, and Economic Inequality Latinas and African American Women at Work: Race, Gender, and Economic Inequality, Irene Browne. Alma M. Garcia Alma M. Garcia Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Ethnic History (2000) 19 (4): 96–98. https://doi.org/10.2307/27502623 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo P…
The Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans are the fastest growing immigrant population in the U.S. and will continue to be significant contributors to the diverse social fabric of the country. This book examines the Mexican American cultural traditions, families, demographics, political participation, and societal impact. Despite their economic, social, and political struggles in this country, Mexican Americans have always believed in the American Dream. Yet they have r…
MeXicana Encounters: The Making of Social Identities on the Borderlands
Separate Roads to Feminism: Black, Chicana, and White Feminist Movements in America's Second Wave
Chicana Feminist Thought
Chicana Feminist Thought brings together the voices of Chicana poets, writers, and activists who reflect upon the Chicana Feminist Movement that began in the late 1960s. With energy and passion, this anthology of writings documents the personal and collective political struggles of Chicana feminists
North from Mexico: The Spanish-Speaking People of the United States
This single-volume book provides students, educators, and politicians with an update to the classic Carey McWilliams work North From Mexico. It provides up-to-date information on the Chicano experience and the emergent social dynamics in the United States as a result of Mexican immigration. Carey McWilliam's North From Mexico, first published in 1948, is a classic survey of Chicano history. Now fully updated by Alma M. García to cover the period …
Political science (9 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works)