1. EXPLORING MARRIAGES AND FAMILY, 2 ND EDITION Karen Seccombe © 2015, 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter 9 Raising Children Special Topic: Hispanics Through the Generations

2. Increasing Diversity You learned in Chapter 2 that the U.S. is becoming increasingly diverse, with Hispanics now the largest and fastest growing minority group. Hispanics accounted for 55 percent of U.S. population growth between 2000 and 2010. © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

4. Hispanics Hispanics are both the largest and youngest minority group in the U.S. One in five school children is Hispanic. –One in four newborns is Hispanic. –Most Hispanic youth are not immigrants, but were born in the U.S. – second generation. © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

5. Second-generation Hispanics How are the lives of second-generation Hispanics different from first-generation Hispanics? © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

6. Research Study The Pew Hispanic Center conducted a large research study that explored how attitudes, values, behavior, education, and economics differ between first and second Hispanic generations. Telephone survey of 2,012 Hispanic youths ages 16-25, supplemented by government demographic and social data. © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

7. Enculturation First- and second-generation Hispanic youth differ in their enculturation, including: –How they define their ethnic background, their ability to speak English, and perceptions of discrimination. © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

11. Education, Income, Life Goals First- and second-generation Hispanic youth differ significantly in terms of: –Education, income, homeownership, health insurance, and many life goals EXCEPT being successful in a career. © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

16. Attitudes about Social Issues There are significant differences between first- and second-generation Hispanic youth in attitudes about: –Abortion, same-sex relationships, and religion. © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

20. Family Matters Hispanic families continue to be very family-oriented, and somewhat male- dominated. –However, there have been significant changes in the parent-child relationship. © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

25. Conclusion: Critical Thinking Questions How will the lives of first- and second- generation youth ages 16-25 be different in 20 years, when they are ages 36-45? How will these changes between first- and second-generation Hispanics affect our society as a whole? Are all of the changes between first- and second-generations “good”? How do we define what is “good”? © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

26. References Pew Hispanic Center. December 2009. Between Two Worlds: How Young Latinos Come of Age in America. Washington DC: Pew Research Center. Pew Hispanic Center. March 2011. Census 2010: 50 million Latinos: Hispanics Account for More than Half of Nation’s Growth in Past Decade. Online: http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/140.pdf Pew Research Center. http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/140.pdf © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.