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Social Identity in New Mexicans of Spanish-Speaking Descent Highlights Limitations of Using Standardized Ethnic Terminology in Research.
Human biology - 1 Jul 2017
Hunley Keith, Edgar Heather, Healy Meghan, Mosley Carmen, Cabana Graciela S, West Frankie
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we evaluated the extent to which regional history has shaped the social identity nomenclature in New Mexicans of Spanish-speaking descent (NMSD). We asked 507 NMSD to list the social-identity terms they used to describe themselves and their parents, and we examined the correspondence between these choices and family ties to the region, birthplace, and continental ancestry. NMSD frequently...
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