Editing Beltrán 2010 (section)

====Introduction ====
*Centers on the political assumptions surrounding the Latino movement 
*Movements spoken in Chapter 1 showcase the desire for Democracy to be a form of political participation in which [the people] are included 
*Author claims that the there is an Ethos surrounding America’s democracy mentioning how the country has failed to serve all its people equally 
*The Latino movement has a disturbing unwillingness to accept distinction among its members given the groups emphasis on promoting unity among the most populoried traits ( often white, straight, cis, etc).   
   “Those who challenged norms and traditions became culturally and politically suspect” (Pg. 02)
*Chicana feminists: feminists were vilified and lesbians silence in the name of 'familia'
*Marginalized communities Not as carriers of difference
*3 sections in the chapter 
**Criticisms of community, unity, and homogeneity 
**Democratic resources of third world feminism 
**Democratic and political openness and closure