[Review of] Rodolfo O. de la Garza, ed. Ignored Voices: Public Opinion Polls and the Latino Community

Authors

Richard Santillan

Orginal Publication Date

1989

Journal Title

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Volume

9

Issue

ess/vol9/iss1

First Page

37

Last Page

38

Abstract

The past several years have witnessed the publication of a handful of books and articles focusing on Latino politics in the United States. These studies fall into three general categories: the first type of research attempts to shatter the popular myths about the lack of political sophistication among Latinos by discussing institutional obstacles which hinder Latino political aspirations; the second kind of study documents the rich organizational history of Latinos over the past century; the third type of literature promotes a variety of theoretical models as a way to explain the lack of influence of Latinos on the electoral process.

Rights

Copyright, ​©EES, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1989