Immigrant Women

ISBN-13: 9781138525764 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 128 str.

Rita J. Simon

Opis

The obstacles to assimilation and fair treatment of immigrant women are major issues confronting immigrant receiving nations. This text provides a range of perspectives on the concerns, the sources of problems, how issues might be addressed, and the future of immigrant women.

Spis treści

1: Benefits and Burdens: Immigrant Women and Work in New York City; 2: Gender and Citizenship in the Restructuring of Janitorial Work in Los Angeles; 3: The Impact of Resources and Family-Level Cultural Practices on Immigrant Women vs Workforce Participation; 4: The Family Investment Model: A Formalization and Review of Evidence from Across Immigrant Groups; 5: Gender, Refugee Status, and Permanent Settlement *; 6: Gender in Language and Life: A Dutch American Example; 7: A Dynamic View of Mexican Migration to the United States; 8: Women and Immigrants: Strangers in a Strange Land

O autorze

Rita J. Simon