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Demystifying Hispanic Versus Latino/a Versus Latinx: Which Do Emergency Department Patients Prefer?

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The term Latinx emerged in the early 2000s as a gender-neutral alternative to Latino/a to increase inclusivity for nonbinary individuals.1 Latinx has sparked debate: a 2019 online survey study of 3,030 US Hispanic/Latino/a/x adults found that only one-fourth had heard of Latinx, and 3% reported using it.2 Nevertheless, Latinx has become increasingly employed as a single pan-ethnic descriptor in research, with PubMed showing an increase from 2 to 1,066 articles including the term from 2016 to 2021.

Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine

DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.06.005

Authors: Melanie F. Molina, Anita N. Chary, Karen Reyes, James S. Ford, Brian Chinnock, Robert M. Rodriguez

Institutions: University of California, San Francisco, Baylor College of Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Latin American and Latino Studies

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,850