Publisher's Synopsis
A product of the authors 44 years of consistent community activity and government service, The Limits of Social Change: The Case of a Mexican American Community is intended for college students in Chicano Studies and related areas, political science, urban studies, and history classes. This is a case study of the Mexican American community of San Fernando, a small city that has been the heart of Southern California's progressive forces changing the city's political landscape into a political base of Mexican Americans.Social change is the central theme of this study. Social change is rarely precisely defined. In this case, social change is interpreted here as the desire to reorganize a group political structure and behavior that lead to equal opportunities and benefits as Mexican Americans and Latinos increased representation in local government. The change is not chimerical, certainly not minimal. It's real transformational change.Available in print and eBook formats, The Limits of Social Change: The Case of a Mexican American Community:Helps students understand the political world in which they live and to give them some general knowledge about local public policy and real Latino politics in social affairs.Is the story of determined progressive men and women profoundly dedicated to positive change, and a mayor and city council bent on social and cultural issues who played a key role in transforming local politics.Observes some aspects of social and economic life, however nonpolitical, to learn more about politics and about Mexican American perennial efforts to gain recognition as first-class citizens in San Fernando.Illustrates that when given an opportunity, Mexican Americans will excel in all levels of American life with admirable results.
