▁ten ets ▁are ▁what ▁make ▁Lat CR T ▁different ▁because ▁it ▁looks ▁at ▁the ▁differences ▁between ▁Ch icano / a ▁students . ▁These ▁ten ets ▁are : ▁The ▁inter cent ric ity ▁of ▁race ▁and ▁rac ism ; ▁the ▁challenge ▁of ▁dominant ▁Ide ology ; ▁the ▁commit ment ▁to ▁social ▁justice ; ▁the ▁central ity ▁of ▁experience ▁knowledge ; ▁and ▁the ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁perspective . ▁ ▁Race ▁sch ol ars ▁developed ▁the ▁Lat CR T ▁as ▁a ▁critical ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁" problem ▁of ▁the ▁color ▁line " ▁first ▁explained ▁by ▁W . ▁E . ▁B . ▁Du ▁Bo is . ▁C RT ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁Black – White ▁parad ig m , ▁but ▁Lat CR T ▁has ▁moved ▁to ▁consider ▁other ▁ra cial ▁groups , ▁mainly ▁Ch icana / Ch ican os . ▁These ▁groups ▁include ▁Lat inos / as , ▁A si ans , ▁Native ▁Americans / First ▁Nations , ▁and ▁women ▁of ▁color . ▁ ▁Lat CR T s ▁main ▁focus ▁is ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁social ▁justice ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁live ▁in ▁marg inal ized ▁communities , ▁specifically ▁Ch icana / Ch icano ▁individuals . ▁These ▁marg inal ized ▁communities ▁are ▁gu ided ▁by ▁struct ural ▁arrang ements ▁that ▁dis adv antage ▁people ▁of ▁color . ▁Social ▁institutions ▁function ▁as ▁dispos s essions , ▁dis enf ranch is ement , ▁and ▁disc rim ination ▁over ▁minor ity ▁groups , ▁but ▁the ▁Lat CR T ▁see ks ▁to ▁give ▁voice ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁victim ized . ▁In