Women, Migration, and Domestic Work on the Texas-Mexico Border
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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El Paso
LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC
2011
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| Schriftenreihe: | New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Beschreibung: | Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1: Women's Migration and Domestic Service; CHAPTER 2: Listening to Border Women; CHAPTER 3: Becoming a Cross-Border Worker; CHAPTER 4: Cross-Border Migration; CHAPTER 5: Culture, Class and Comida; CHAPTER 6: Migration Without Settlement; Bibliography; Index Mendoza examines cross-border migration by Mexican women, who live in Mexico and work in domestic service in the U.S. She finds that multiple factors such as age, financial stability, and previous work experience draw women to?migrate? across the border daily. In addition, gender, social class, and nationality transform the spaces they encounter crossing the border. These spaces shape the reception and the perception of their status as migrants. The legality of cross-border domestic workers fluctuates and is complicated by the?safe? and?risky? spaces they inhabit on their journey. Finally Includes bibliographical references and index |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (202 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781593326814 1593326815 |