Women Crossing Boundaries

A Psychology of Immigration and Transformations of Sexuality

AvOliva Espin

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

First published in 1999. This book looks at the consequences of border crossings and immigration on women and their culture and sexual orientations. Espin demonstrates how deeply sexuality, language and gender affected by this large life change with the aid of 43 biographies of adolescent and adult women.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-01-07
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415916998

Utforska kategorier

Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Politiskt förtryck inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Oliva M. Espin is Professor of Women's Studies at San Diego State University. She is the author of LatinaHealers: Power, Tradition and Culture (1996) and has written widely about the psychology of women from different cultures and about women's experiences as immigrants and refugees.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Chapter 1 Women’s Experience of Migration; Chapter 2 Collecting Immigrant Women’s Life Narratives; Chapter 3 The Stories; Chapter 4 Migration, Sexuality, and the Preservation of Culture and Tradition; Chapter 5 Language; Chapter 6 Mothers, Daughters, and Migration; Chapter 7 The Experience of Lesbian Immigrants; Chapter 8 Final Thoughts;