LAWE 234 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Marianismo, Machismo, Corporal Punishment
Document Summary
Despite being one of the largest cultural groups in the us, officers receive little to no cultural training. Group that us composed of many different cultural groups. A broad label that encompasses significant generational, educational, and socioeconomic differences. The spanish language provides somewhat of a common thread, but there are variations. The word hispanic refers to all spanish-surname and spanish speaking people who reside within the us and puerto rico. Hispanic is not derived from any culture or place. The terms latino or latina refers to those of latin american origin. Often preferred on the west and east coast. Refers to the people of the western hemisphere who share a legacy of the. Spanish and portuguese colonists and the native americans. Refers to the subculture of mexican-american and latino americans associated with zoot suits, street gangs, nightlife, and flamboyant public behavior to look like mafia bosses.
