The tern "hispanic," created in 1970 by the u. s. government, groups together people from, or with ancestors from, 21 central and south american countries that were once former colonies of spain. now people from these countries must identify as "hispanic." this speaks to dynamics underlying

The movement where people from or with ancestors from 21 Central and South American countries that were once former colonies of Spain were grouped together speaks to dynamics underlying involuntary ethnicity. This process divides people into racial classification where they are explicitly or implicitly ranked on a social worth's scale.