Argentina Hotels Travel - Gendered Transitions: Mexican Experiences of Immigration
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List Price: $22.95
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Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 325.2720973
EAN: 9780520075146
ISBN: 0520075145
Label: University of California Press
Manufacturer: University of California Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 258
Publication Date: 1994-10-13
Publisher: University of California Press
Studio: University of California Press
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The momentous influx of Mexican undocumented workers into the United States over the last decades has spurred new ways of thinking about immigration. Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo's incisive book enlarges our understanding of these recently arrived Americans and uncovers the myriad ways that women and men recreate families and community institutions in a new land. Hondagneu-Sotelo argues that people do not migrate as a result of concerted household strategies, but as a consequence of negotiations often fraught with conflict in families and social networks. Migration and settlement transform long-held ideals and lifestyles. Traditional patterns are reevaluated, and new relationshipsoften more egalitarianemerge. Women gain greater personal autonomy and independence as they participate in public life and gain access to both social and economic influence previously beyond their reach. Bringing to life the experiences of undocumented immigrants and delineating the key role of women in newly established communities, Gendered Transitions challenges conventional assumptions about gender and migration. It will be essential reading for demographers, historians, sociologists, and policymakers. "I've opened my eyes. Back there, they say 'no.' You marry, and no, you must stay home. Here, it's different. You marry, and you continue working. Back in Mexico, it's very different. There is very much machismo in those men." A Mexican woman living in the United States
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Summary: cutting edge
Comment: Issues of gender and immigration are often overlooked in sociological analysis. Hondagneu-Sotelo successfully delves into the convoluted field of sociology of migration and successfully shows ways in which gender transitions within Mexican Families do not cleanly fall into stereotypes one presumes about Mexicans. Overall, a great book to read as an example of strong ethnographic work that is supported with strong theoretical foundations and analysis.
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Summary: GREAT EXPERIENCE
Comment: I thought the book was great. The fact alone that I read it was benefitial in the way that I learned about people's experiences as immigrants. Also, Prof. Hondagneu Sotelo teaches at the University of Southern California, and I had the great opportunity of taking her class (Immigrant America)and reading her book and have her explain it directly.
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Summary: Thought-provoking perspective on immigration
Comment: This academic book is a thought-provoking perspective on the experience of immigration that takes into account the gendered nature of traveling patterns. I recommend it to anyone interested in more than simply the demographic numbers of migration.
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