Oliva Espin

Women Crossing Boundaries

A Psychology of Immigration and Transformations of Sexuality

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Should a migrant community preserve its original culture at the expense of women's individuality, or transform its attitude towards gender in ways that challenge age old traditions? "Women Crossing Boundaries" focuses on the impact of the process of migration on the development of sexuality and gender roles for women. Based on extensive research and interviews, the book presents the life narratives of immigrant and refugee women from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Caribbean. Ranging in age from the early 20s to the mid-70s, they discuss the development of their sexuality in the context of their home culture and the acculturation process demanded by their new country. At this time of massive transcultural migrations, this volume provides a valuable, in-depth exploration of women's perspectives on the immigrant experience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 154mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 345g
• ISBN-13: 9780415917001
• ISBN-10: 041591700X
• Artikelnr.: 21225767

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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