Daughters and granddaughters of farmworkers : emerging from the long shadow of farm labor

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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, co...

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Main Author: Wells, Barbara, 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2013]
Series:Families in focus.
Subjects:
Mexican American women agricultural laborers > California.
Mexican American women > California > Social conditions.
Mexican American women > Social life and customs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
Mexican American women agricultural laborers
Mexican American women > Social conditions
Mexican American women > Social life and customs
California
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Table of 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.

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