Greasers and gringos : Latinos, law, and the American imagination / Steven W. Bender.

Author/creator Bender, Steven
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2003.
Descriptionxv, 293 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCritical America
Critical America. ^A378654
Contents The confluence of stereotype and law -- Latinas/os in the American imagination -- Centering Latina/o stereotypes in those of other groups -- Greasers and gangsters : Latinas/os and crime -- Mañana (is soon enough for me) : fertility and welfare -- In the U.S.A. it's English or adiós amigo : Latina/o assimilation -- One of the smart ones : Latina/o (un)intelligence -- No Mexicans or dogs allowed: subhumanity -- Gringos in the Latina/o imagination -- Latinas/os in the mirror : intra/inter-ethnic glimpses -- Eradicating stereotypes : community-based strategies of media counterspeech and protest -- Mi familia as counterspeech -- Eradicating stereotypes : the collision of legal strategies with the First Amendment -- Beyond stereotype : movement toward social change.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-288) and index.
LCCN 2003014980
ISBN081479887X (cloth : alk. paper)