Fertile Matters: The Politics of Mexican-Origin Women's Reproduction

by Elena R. Gutiérrez

Book Overview

While the stereotype of the persistently pregnant Mexican-origin woman is longstanding, in the past fifteen years her reproduction has been targeted as a major social problem for the United States. Due to fear-fueled news reports and public perceptions about the changing composition of the nation's racial and ethnic makeup--the so-called Latinization of America--the reproduction of Mexican immigrant women has become a central theme in contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292716826
• ISBN13: 9780292716827
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"