Leo Chavez
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3618296 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Leo Chavez |
| PRENOMES | Leo |
| SOBRENOME | Chavez |
| ASSINATURA | CHAVEZ L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology University of Indianapolis Indianapolis Indiana USA |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 49 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1986 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Youth gun carrying and household firearm ownership in 22 US states
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
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
Cancellation of the Anthropological Promise
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Undocumented Settlers and Immigration Reform
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
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
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
Settlers and Sojourners
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…
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Undocumented Settlers and Immigration Reform
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…
Youth gun carrying and household firearm ownership in 22 US states
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 …
Mexican Immigration and Health Care
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…
Settlers and Sojourners
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…
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Undocumented Settlers and Immigration Reform
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…
Cancellation of the Anthropological Promise
In the Land of Plenty
The Latino Threat
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
Youth gun carrying and household firearm ownership in 22 US states
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 …
Mexican Immigrants and Southern California
Sociology (5 obras) · Immigration (3 obras) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 obras) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · Computer Science (2 obras) · Demography (2 obras) · Economics (2 obras) · Environmental health (2 obras) · Geography (2 obras)