@article{ref1,
title="The categorical meaning of Spanish American identity among blue-collar new Mexicans, circa 1983",
journal="Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences",
year="1997",
author="Gonzales, Phillip B.",
volume="19",
number="2",
pages="123-136",
abstract="Many ethnic labels and attending ideological identities vie for acceptance among the Spanish surnamed people of the Southwest. Taking a historical approach, this article searchesfor the meanings that 50 blue-collar respondents in Albuquerque, New Mexico, attached in 1983 to theirpreference for the term Spanish American. A set of qualitative interviews reveals a lack of sure ideological or knowledgeable ethnic identity. To distinguish themselves from other groups, participants relied on surface trait characteristics (categorical awareness) rather than deep cultural differences. A combination of ethnicflux and class dynamics accounts for the lack of a full-fledged ethnic identity.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0739-9863",
doi="10.1177/07399863970192002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07399863970192002"
}