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Immigrant Women Tell Their Stories.
I felt like an alien who fell down to earth, not understanding the rules of the game, making all the possible mistakes, saying all the wrong things.??Your whole life is in the hands of other people who do not always mean well and there is nothing you can do about it. They can decide to send you away...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface: How and Why This Book Was Born; Acknowledgments; Part I: Understanding and Studying Women's Migration; Chapter 1. Immigration: The Process and Its Aftermath; Introduction; Developmental Aspects of Immigration; Effects of Immigration; Women and Immigration; Chapter 2. Methodology: How the Research for This Book Was Done; Types of Immigration Research; Assumptions and Principles of Qualitative Research; Interviewing in Qualitative Research; Understanding Women's Perspectives.
- Conducting the InterviewsThe Sample; National Immigration Policies; Analysis of the Interviews; Limitations; Part II: Stories of Immigrant Women; Chapter 3. My Story: An Immigrant Daughter of an Immigrant Mother; Chapter 4. Immigrants to the United States; Sonia: From Beirut to New York; Maria: I Left My Heart in Havana; Nadra: The "Desert" Generation; Klara: A Lifelong Tale of Relocations; Tara: I Will Show Them; Sarah: The Quiet Fighter; Chapter 5. Immigrants to Israel; Genevieve: Immigration As a Never-Ending Process; Parastu: A Minority Within a Minority.
- Ana: Women Are Like Cats-Throw Them and They Jump Back on Their FeetMare: A Long-Distance Runner; Svetlana: Always Mining the Good; Teresina: A Spring of Optimism; Chapter 6. Immigrants to Australia and New Zealand; Rosa: An Asian in a White Country; Natasha: In Australia, Become an Australian; Sabin: To Immigrate As a Lesbian; Matijia: The Lemonade Maker; Hang: A Salute to Immigrant Mothers; Dunja: The Percussionist; Part III: Conclusions and Implications; Chapter 7. Major Themes in Women's Narratives; Resilience of Immigrant Women: Flexible Strength.
- The Double Life of Immigrant Women: Coping with DualityGains and Losses; Summary: Main Findings; Chapter 8. Implications for Service Development and Delivery; Advantages and Disadvantages of Specialized Services for Immigrant Women; Direct Services to Individuals and Families; Community Programs; Policy Development; A Multiservice Center for Immigrant Women: A Viable Solution; Epilogue; Resources; References; Index.