Women Crossing Boundaries: A Psychology of Immigration and Transformations of Sexuality

ISBN-13: 9780415916998 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 208 str.

Oliva M. Espin

Opis

This text focuses on the impact that the process of migration has had on women's sexuality and gender roles. Life narratives of the women interviewed are presented against the backdrop of the historical and social context of migration. European, Latin America, Caribbean and Asian women, aging from early-20s to mid-70s discuss the development of their sexuality in the context of their home culture and the acculturation process demanded by their migration.

Spis treści

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;

O autorze

Oliva M. Espin is Professor of Women's Studies at San Diego State University. She is the author of Latina Healers: 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.