Question

5. identify and discuss two cultural values of the hispanic microculture.

Answer 1

The term Latino denotes all persons living in the United States whose origins can be traced to the Spanish-speaking regions of Latin American, including the Caribbean, Mexico, Central American, and South America. ( Flores 2000) The term Hispanic was created by the U.S. federal government in the early 1970s in an attempt to provide a common denominator to a large and highly diverse population with connection to the Spanish Language. It is often considered a somewhat narrow indicator by those who prefer the term Latino. Interestingly, “Hispanics” are a race to the United States Department of Justice when it enforces provisions of the civil rights laws, but Hispanics are not a race to the Bureau of the Census.