| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 250 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
New Americans
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New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Summary |
Salam examines how second generation South Asian Americans assimilate by analyzing their family experiences, their structural circumstances and their adult life choice through the lens of arranged marriage. Arranged marriage, as an analytical frame, uncovers the ways in which gender, autonomy and intergenerational dilemmas shape individual lives. Contrary to popular assumptions about South Asians, the subjects of this study are not bound by the traditions of arranged marriage, but rather their experiences reflect a great deal of variation, negotiation, compromise and a nuanced understanding of "tradition." The findings support similar current research which recognizes how individuals navigate and negotiate family, gender conflicts, and individualism in American society. --Amazon.com. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-247) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : second generation South Asians: negotiating tradition and becoming American -- Perspectives on assimilation -- Contradictory childhoods: family dilemmas and strategies -- The neo-traditional pathway -- The independence pathway -- The ethnic rebellion pathway -- Conclusion : family, gender and the second generation. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
South Asian Americans -- Social conditions.
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South Asian Americans -- Social conditions. |
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South Asian Americans. |
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South Asians -- United States -- Social conditions.
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South Asians. |
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United States. |
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Social conditions. |
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Assimilation (Sociology) -- United States.
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Assimilation (Sociology) |
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Families -- United States.
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Families. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Salam, Rifat Anjum, 1970- Negotiating tradition, becoming American 9781593326203 (DLC) 2013029802 (OCoLC)852834165 |
| ISBN |
9781593327347 (electronic book) |
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159332734X (electronic book) |
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9781593326203 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1593326203 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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