POLS 230 Study Guide - Final Guide: Oval Office, Cuban Americans, Karl Rove

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Political Studies
• Course: POLS 230
• Professor: Catherine Conaghan

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Week 7 pt 2: identity politics: latino voters. Ter(cid:373)s (cid:862)hispa(cid:374)i(cid:272)(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)lati(cid:374)o(cid:863) are ofte(cid:374) used i(cid:374)ter(cid:272)ha(cid:374)gea(cid:271)l(cid:455). (cid:862)hispa(cid:374)i(cid:272)(cid:863) (cid:894) pa(cid:374)ish(cid:895) refers to la(cid:374)guage while (cid:862)lati(cid:374)o(cid:863) is a refere(cid:374)(cid:272)e to regio(cid:374) (cid:894)lati(cid:374) a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:895) Hispanic = reference to language spanish cultural and linguistic term. Latino = reference to region latin america. National identification can also be important part of identity (mexico, etc) By nationality (mexican, salvadoran, etc) 54% By either hispanic or latino 20% Also think about the difference between generations and their identification. The(cid:396)efo(cid:396)e (cid:373)ost people thi(cid:374)k a(cid:271)out (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:272)ou(cid:374)t(cid:396)(cid:455) the(cid:455)"(cid:396)e f(cid:396)o(cid:373) makes a difference: connection with a place, culture complex. These terms are not equivalent to racial identification as latinos may be white, afro-descendant, These terms do not cover race or nationality which are salient components of identity. Not all latinos are hispanic e. g. brazilians. Not all hispanics are latino e. g. spanish people. According to pew, of all us hispanics identify as afro-latino!