| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 203 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Families in focus
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Families in focus.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The structure of agriculture and the organization of farm labor -- Farmworker origins -- Life in a border community -- Negotiating work and family -- The legacy of farm labor -- Surviving now and building a better life for later -- Why do they stay? -- Conclusion -- Methodological appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
The work and family lives of Mexican American women in a community near the U.S.-Mexico border in California's Imperial County are examined. Wells provides stories of the struggles, triumphs, and everyday experiences of these women and explores the social structures that create the barriers, constraints, and opportunities that have shaped their lives. These women aspire to achieve the American Dream, but the realities of life in a rural, agricultural border community strictly limit social mobility for these descendants of immigrant farm laborers. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mexican American women agricultural laborers -- California.
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Mexican American women agricultural laborers. |
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California. |
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Mexican American women -- California -- Social conditions.
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Mexican American women. |
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Social conditions. |
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Mexican American women -- Social life and customs.
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Mexican American women -- Social life and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wells, Barbara, 1950- Daughters and granddaughters of farmworkers. New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2013] 9780813562858 (DLC) 2013000428 (OCoLC)826860834 |
| ISBN |
9781461958345 (electronic book) |
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1461958342 (electronic book) |
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9780813562865 (electronic book) |
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0813562864 (electronic book) |
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9780813562858 |
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0813562856 |
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9780813562841 |
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0813562848 |
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