Gender and U.S. Immigration: Contemporary Trends

By Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo

Book Overview

Resurgent immigration is one of the most powerful forces disrupting and realigning everyday life in the United States and elsewhere, and gender is one of the fundamental social categories anchoring and shaping immigration patterns. Yet the intersection of gender and immigration has received little attention in contemporary social science literature and immigration research. This book brings together some of the best work in this area, including essays by pioneers who have logged nearly two decades in the field of gender and immigration, and new empirical work by both young scholars and well-established social scientists bringing their substantial talents to this topic for the first time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520237390
• ISBN13: 9780520237391
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Superb anthology

This anthology successfully synthesizes the work of leading social scientist in the diverse and growing field of gender and immigration. This book teaches readers about how immigrants (both men and women) are impacted by immigration policy, socialization, religion, and transnationalism. In addition, the essays also look at generational conflict, as well as ways that second and third generation minorities develop a cultural identity. All in all, this textbook is an invaluable resource for teachers and students. I highly recommend this book for course adoption, especially for those who teach about immigration, race, gender, and work.