Latinos, Inc: The Marketing and Making of a People

Latinos, Inc: The Marketing and Making of a People
ISBN-10
0520274695
ISBN-13
9780520274693
Category
History
Pages
289
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Author
Arlene Dávila

Description

Both Hollywood and corporate America are taking note of the marketing power of the growing Latino population in the United States. And as salsa takes over both the dance floor and the condiment shelf, the influence of Latin culture is gaining momentum in American society as a whole. Yet the increasing visibility of Latinos in mainstream culture has not been accompanied by a similar level of economic parity or political enfranchisement. Here, author Dávila provides a critical examination of the Hispanic marketing industry and of its role in the making and marketing of U.S. Latinos. Dávila finds that Latinos' increased popularity in the marketplace is simultaneously accompanied by their growing exotification and invisibility. Her discussion of how populations have become reconfigured as market segments, shows that the market and marketing discourse become important terrains where Latinos debate their social identities and public standing.--From publisher description.

Other editions

Similar books