SOC 262 Week 4 The Latino Hispanic Ethnic Group

SOC 262 Week 4 The Latino Hispanic Ethnic Group

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper, including the following:

The Latino/Hispanic group is the only ethnic category counted separately by the United States Census. According to the U.S. Census, a Latino/Hispanic person can be of any race.  Describe the variability within the category of "Latino" group, as defined by the U.S. Census.

Include in the paper:

• When this census category became official (the first time it was used in the United States Census)

• At least five distinctive subgroups that belong under this broad category

• How people from Africa, both slaves and freemen, became part of the Latino population in  the U.S.

• How color is viewed within the Hispanic/Latino group today (i.e. a Mexican who is Black)

• The role (and variability) of language in defining groups as "Latino"

• The role (and variability) of religion in defining groups as "Latino"

• The role (and variability) of culture within the category of "Latino"

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