A Courtship after Marriage
Sexuality and Love in Mexican Transnational Families
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2003
Book
Hardback
397 pages
978-0-520-22870-2 (ISBN)
Description
From about seven children per woman in 1960, the fertility rate in Mexico has dropped to about 2.6. Such changes are part of a larger transformation explored in this book, a richly detailed ethnographic study of generational and migration-related redefinitions of gender, marriage, and sexuality in rural Mexico and among Mexicans in Atlanta.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
14 b-w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 5 maps, 6 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-22870-2 (9780520228702)
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E-Book
08/2003
1st Edition
Naval Institute Press
€34.49
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Person
Jennifer S. Hirsch is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Health, Rollins School of Public Health, and the Department of Anthropology at Emory University.
Content
List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. "Here with Us": Introduction to a Transnational Community 3. From Respeto (Respect) to Confianza (Trust): Changing Marital Ideals 4. "Ya No Somos Como Nuestros Papas" (We Are Not Like Our Parents): Companionate Marriage in a Mexican Migrant Community 5. Representing Change: A Methodological Pause to Reflect 6. "En el Norte la Mujer Manda" (In the North, the Woman Gives the Orders): How Migration Changes Marriage 7. Sexual Intimacy in Mexican Companionate Marriages 8. Fertility Decline, Contraceptive Choice, and Mexican Companionate Marriages 9. Conclusions Notes Glossary References Index