A Courtship after Marriage: Sexuality and Love in Mexican Transnational Families
Author:   Jennifer Hirsch
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9780520228719


Pages:   397
Publication Date:   01 August 2003
Format:   Paperback
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A Courtship after Marriage: Sexuality and Love in Mexican Transnational Families


Overview

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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Author:   Jennifer Hirsch
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780520228719


ISBN 10:   0520228715
Pages:   397
Publication Date:   01 August 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

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Beautifully written, rigorously analyzed, and almost novelistic in its nuance and detail, this study of marriage, migration, and fertility puts the people back into demography and makes one of the most powerful contributions to policy-relevant social science that I have seen in a long time.


""Beautifully written, rigorously analyzed, and almost novelistic in its nuance and detail, this study of marriage, migration, and fertility puts the people back into demography and makes one of the most powerful contributions to policy-relevant social science that I have seen in a long time.""


Author Information

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.

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