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Middle‐class Latin@ Identity: Building a Theoretical and Conceptual Framework
Author(s) -
Delgado Daniel J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
sociology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1751-9020
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2010.00327.x
Subject(s) - middle class , identity (music) , latin americans , negotiation , identity negotiation , ethnic group , sociology , class (philosophy) , gender studies , conceptual framework , identity formation , epistemology , political science , social science , anthropology , aesthetics , law , philosophy
Middle‐class Latin@ identity is a rare discussion in the racial/ethnic studies and identity literatures. Often the Latin@ middle class is invisible as much of the research focuses on the poor, working class and immigrant populations. This article provides a discussion of literature that addresses the shape of middle‐class Latin@ identity. It then moves to provide a theoretical and conceptual framework of strategies of identity negotiation for middle‐class Latin@s based on this existing literature. Ultimately, it provides a much needed shift in both the identity and race/ethnic studies literatures by balancing structural and agentic elements of conceptualizing how middle‐class Latin@ people’s identities are maintained, constructed, and negotiated.