Invisible No More : Understanding the Disenfranchisement of Latino Men and Boys

Latino men and boys in the United States are confronted with a wide variety of hardships that are not easily explained or understood. They are populating prisons, dropping out of high school, and are becoming overrepresented in the service industry at alarming degrees. Young Latino men, especially, have among the lowest wages earned in the country, a rapidly growing rate of HIV/AIDS, and one of the highest mortality rates due to homicide. Although there has been growing interest in the status of men in American society, there is a glaring lack of research and scholarly work available on Latino men and boys. This groundbreaking interdisciplinary volume, edited by renowned scholars Pedro Noguera, Aída Hurtado and Edward Fergus addresses the dearth of scholarship and information about Latino men and boys to further our understanding of the unique challenges and obstacles that they confront during this historical moment. The contributors represent a cross section of disciplines from health, criminal justice, education, literature, psychology, economics, labor, sociology and more. By drawing attention to the sweeping issues facing this segment of the population, this volume offers research and policy a set of principles and overarching guidelines for decreasing the invisibility and thus the disenfranchisement of Latino men and boys. Invisible no more : the status and experience of Latino males from multidisciplinary perspectives / Pedro Noguera, Aída Hurtado Social mobility and the complex status of Latino males : education, employment, and incarceration patterns from 2000-2009 / Mellie Torres, Edward Fergus Adolescent Mexican American males : no increased risk of mental health problems / Robert E. Roberts, Catherine Ramsay Roberts Reducing sexual and reproductive health disparities among Latino men : exploring solutions in the boundaries of masculinity / Miguel Muñoz-Laboy, Ashley Perrry Searching for ideal masculinity : negotiating day labor work and life at the margins / Abel Valenzuela, Jr., Maria C. Olivares Pasillas Where the boys are : macro and micro considerations for the study of young Latino men's educational achievement / Aída Hurtado, Craig Haney, Jose G. Hurtado Taking count of gender and legal status within Latino media policy / Dolores Inés-Casillas Anchoring the measurement of machismo and Latino male identity in contemporary definition and theory / Maria Félix-Ortiz ... [et al.] Transforming boys, transforming masculinity, transforming culture : masculinity anew in Latino and Latina children's literature / Phillip Serrato Undocumented Latino youth : strategies for accessing higher education / Daysi Diaz-Strong ... [et al.] Claiming queer cultural citizenship : gay Latino (im)migrant acts in San Francisco / Horacio N. Roque Ramirez Does race and national origin influence the hourly wages that Latino males receive? / Clara E. Rodríguez, Grigoris Argeros, Michal H. Miyawaki The relevance of skin color in the construction of an ethnic identification among Mexican and Puerto Rican boys / Edward Fergus Racially stigmatized masculinities and empowerment : conceptualizing and nurturing Latino males' schooling in the United States / Nancy López Sometimes you need to spill your heart out to somebody : close friendships among Latino adolescent boys / Niobe Way, Carlos Santos, Alexandra Cordero Street socialization and the psychosocial moratorium / James Diego Vigil Latino male violence in the United States / Ramiro Martinez, Jr., Jacob I. Stowell. Cover Invisible no more: Understanding the Disenfranchisement of Latino Men and Boys Copyright Contents Illustrations 1. Invisible No More: The Status and Experience of Latino Males from Multidisciplinary Perspectives Part 1: The State of Latino Males 2. Social Mobility and the Complex Status of Latino Males: Education, Employment, and Incarceration Patterns from 2000–2009 3. Adolescent Mexican American Males: No Increased Risk of Mental Health Problems 4. Reducing Sexual and Reproductive Health Disparities Among Latino Men: Exploring Solutions in the Boundaries of Masculinity 5. Searching for Ideal Masculinity: Negotiating Day Labor Work and Life at the Margins Part 2: The Construction of Masculinity 6. “Where the Boys Are”: Macro and Micro Considerations for the Study of Young Latino Men’s Educational Achievement 7. Taking Count of Gender and Legal Status Within Latino Media Policy 8. Anchoring the Measurement of Machismo and Latino Male Identity in Contemporary Definition and Theory 9. Transforming Boys, Transforming Masculinity, Transforming Culture: Masculinity Anew in Latino and Latina Children’s Literature 10. Undocumented Latino Youth: Strategies for Accessing Higher Education 11. Claiming Queer Cultural Citizenship: Gay Latino (Im)Migrant Acts in San Francisco Part 3: Race, Gender, and Skin Color in Constructing Identification 12. Does Race and National Origin Influence the Hourly Wages That Latino Males Receive? 13. The Relevance of Skin Color in the Construction of an Ethnic Identification Among Mexican and Puerto Rican Boys 14. Racially Stigmatized Masculinities and Empowerment: Conceptualizing and Nurturing Latino Males’ Schooling in the United States 15. “Sometimes You Need to Spill Your Heart Out to Somebody”: Close Friendships Among Latino Adolescent Boys Part 4: Environmental Factors and Violence 16. Street Socialization and the Psychosocial Moratorium 17. Latino Male Violence in the United States 18. What We Have Learned: The Role of Public Policy in Promoting Macro- and Micro-levels of Intervention in Response to the Challenges Confronting Latino Men List of contributors Index