Transformations of la familia on the U.S.-Mexico border / edited by Raquel R. Márquez and Harriett D. Romo
- Published
- Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2008]
- Copyright Date
- copyright 2008
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages) : illustrations
- Additional Creators
- Márquez, Raquel R. and Romo, Harriett
Access Online
- Series
- Language Note
- In English.
- Contents
- A demographic profile of children and families in the U.S.-Mexico border region / Yolanda C. Padilla and Ana Marie Argilagos -- An overview of children and youth on the northern Mexican border / Catalina Palmer -- The extended border: a case study of San Antonio as a transnational city / Harriett D. Romo -- The complex picture of cities near the U.S.-Mexico border: the case of southern California / Belinda I. Reyes and Amanda G. Bailey -- Maquiladora or cross-border commute: the employment of members of households in five Mexican border cities / Marie-Laure Coubes -- Transborder interactions and transnational processes in the border community of Laredo, Texas / Raquel R. Marquez -- Coming of age across borders: family, gender, and place in the lives of second-generation transnational Mexicanas / Patricia Sanchez -- "I'm bien pocha": borderlands epistemologies and the teaching of English in Mexico / Mary A. Petron -- The real and the symbolic: visualizing border spaces / Amelia Malagamba-Anstegui -- Latina entrepreneurship in the borderlands: family well-being and poverty reduction policies / Barbara J. Robles -- Public policy changes on the U.S.-Mexico border / Irasema Coronado.
- Summary
- No international relationship of the United States is as encumbered by history, geography, culture, language, and economics as the one with Mexico. Given the scale and importance of the flow of commerce and culture across the border, however, surprisingly few studies have examined the micro-level impact of border immigration patterns, economic systems, and policies on families in the region. Recognizing this void, the women scholars represented here - all of whom have studied and lived near la frontera - explore the complexity of border dynamics. They offer a well-rounded portrayal of Latino families and their response to changes at the border.The authors focus primarily on women and changes within families on the border - in response to women's economic strategies, labor market participation, and interactions with relatives and others. Quantitative chapters provide demographic analyses of population changes in new immigrant areas, the conditions of children and families along the border, and the work patterns of border families and women entrepreneurs. Qualitative chapters provide insights into the rites of passage celebrated across borders and the transnational lives of women and their families. The volume concludes with recommendations for collaborative U.S.-Mexico border policies that support families.
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780268086756 (electronic bk.)
9780268035099 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0268035091 (pbk. ; alk. paper) - Note
- Title from title page (viewed January 29, 2021).
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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