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When Women Come First- Gender and Class in Transnational Migration

Sheba George
2005

Sheba George- With a subtle yet penetrating understanding of the intricate interplay of gender, race, and class, Sheba George examines an unusual immigration pattern to analyze what happens when women who migrate before men become the breadwinners in the family. Focusing on a group of female nurses who moved from India to the United States before their husbands, she shows that this story of economic mobility and professional achievement conceals underlying conditions of...

Free at Last? Black America in the Twenty-first Century

Anthony J. Lemelle, Jr.
2006

Juan Battle, Michael Bennett, Anthony J. Lemelle- As this volume indicates, the issues facing black America are diverse, and the...

Beyond Resistance! Youth Activism and Community Change

Pedro Noguera
2006

Edited By Pedro Noguera, Julio Cammarota, Shawn Ginwright- The failure of current policy to address important quality of...

Girls in Trouble with the Law

2006

Laurie Schaffner- In Girls in Trouble with the Law, sociologist Laurie Schaffner takes us inside juvenile detention centers and explores the worlds of the young women incarcerated within. Across the nation, girls of color are disproportionately represented in detention facilities, and many report having experienced physical harm and sexual assaults. For girls, the meaning of these and other factors such as the violence...

The Social Context of the Mau Mau Movement in Kenya (1952-1960)

2006

Kinuthia Macharia and Muigai Kanyua- The Social Context of the Mau Mau Movement in Kenya (1952-1960) explores the social aspects of the Mau Mau Movement, which have been relatively unexamined in scholarly studies of the movement. This work situates the Mau Mau in the context of "Social Movement" literature; and more importantly, blends theory and practice through the use of first-hand narrative from Muigai Kanyua, a fighter in the Mau Mau forest for at least three years. Muigai Kanyua describes the need for strong social...

Handbook of African American Health- Social and Behavioral Interventions

Anthony J. Lemelle, Jr.
2011

Anthony J. Lemelle, Wornie Reed, Sandra E. Taylor- The U.S. Census Bureau reports particular demographic, social, and health conditions for African Americans. Population-wide, the African American community has a higher mortality rate from cancer and diabetes than the rest of the population, a higher infant mortality rate, and a lower vaccination rate for influenza and pneumonia. The contributions to this comprehensive Handbook of African American Health uncover the specific demographic conditions of the African American...

Domestica: Immigrant Workers Cleaning & Caring in the Shadows of Affluence

Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
2007

By Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo: In this enlightening and timely work, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo highlights the voices, experiences, and views of Mexican and Central American women who care for other people's children and homes, as well as the outlooks of the women who employ them in Los Angeles. The new preface looks at the current issues facing immigrant domestic workers in a global context.

Women and Migration in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands: A Reader

Denise A. Segura
2007

by Denise A. Segura, Patricia Zavella- Women’s migration within Mexico and from Mexico to the United States is increasing; nearly as many women as men are migrating. This development gives rise to new social negotiations, which have not been well examined in migration studies until now. This pathbreaking reader analyzes how economically and politically displaced migrant women assert agency in everyday life. Scholars across diverse disciplines interrogate the socioeconomic forces that propel Mexican women into the migrant stream and shape their employment options; the...

Three Black Generations at the Crossroads: Community, Culture, and Consciousness

2007

Lois Benjamin- The 20th century, marked by dramatic socioeconomic, cultural, and technological changes, greatly altered the value systems of many Americans. Three Black Generations at the Crossroads: Community, Culture, and Consciousness looks at how these values shifted within the black community and asks the question: Can African Americans successfully confront the challenges of the continuing color line in the 21st century? Exploring...

Expressing New Mexico- Nuevomexicano Creativity, Ritual, and Memory

Phillip B. Gonzales
2007

Edited by Phillip B. Gonzales- The culture of the Nuevomexicanos, forged by Spanish-speaking residents of New Mexico over the course of many centuries, is known for its richness and diversity. Expressing New Mexico contributes to a present-day renaissance of research on Nuevomexicano culture by assembling eleven original and noteworthy essays. They are grouped under two broad headings: “expressing culture” and “expressing place.” Expressing culture derives from the notion of “expressive...