Narratives of Mexican American women : emergent identities of the second generation / Alma M. García.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

García, Alma M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican American women--Interviews.

Mexican American women.

Children of immigrants--United States--Interviews.

Children of immigrants.

Women college students--United States--Interviews.

Women college students.

Mexican American women--Social conditions.

Children of immigrants--United States--Social conditions.

Women college students--United States--Social conditions.

Intergenerational relations--United States.

Intergenerational relations.

Ethnic relations.

Social conditions.

United States.

Mexican Americans--Ethnic identity.

Mexican Americans.

United States--Ethnic relations--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Interviews.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

239 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, Calif. : Altamira Press, [2004]

Summary:

Garc'a offers a bold new interpretation of identity formation for second-generation immigrants in America. Her qualitative analysis of Mexican American women in higher education reveals the processes by which they negotiate ethnic, gender, and class identities with Mexican immigrant parents and with their university communities. She provides significant insight into the processes of cultural continuity and change. Her new book is an innovative contribution to Mexican American studies, women's studies, multicultural education, and sociology.

Contents:

Narratives of second generation Mexican American women

(Re)creating Mexico

Palimpsests of identities

Confronting and contesting patriarchal constraints

Emergent identities in a university setting

Narratives of the second generation : concluding remarks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-228) and index.

ISBN:

0759101817

0759101825

OCLC:

52418440