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The Categorical Meaning of Spanish American Identity among Blue-Collar New Mexicans, Circa 1983

University of New Mexico

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.

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 19, No. 2, 123-136 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/07399863970192002


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