Women Crossing Boundaries: A Psychology of Immigration and Transformations of Sexuality
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Should a migrant community preserve its original culture at the expense of women's individuality, or transform its attitude towards gender in ways that challenge age old traditions? Women Crossing Boundaries focuses on the impact of the process of migration on the development of sexuality and gender roles for women. Based on extensive research and interviews, the book presents the life narratives of immigrant and refugee women from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Caribbean. Ranging in age from the early 20s to the mid-70s, they discuss the development of their sexuality in the context of their home culture and the acculturation process demanded by their new country. At this time of massive transcultural migrations, this volume provides a valuable, in-depth exploration of women's perspectives on the immigrant experience. Booknews Espin, who left her native Cuba to live in several countries before settling in the US, looks at two related aspects of women migrants: what, if any, are the transformations of gender roles and sexuality experienced by women as a consequence of migration; and how the ability to speak more than one language relates to the sexual life of the immigrant, particularly whether there is a connection between the language spoken and the experience of sexuality and gender roles. She examines the part that mothers and older women play as role models and transmitters of cultural views on sexuality and gender roles. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction11Women's Experience of Migration152Collecting Immigrant Women's Life Narratives373The Stories554Migration, Sexuality, and the Preservation of Culture and Tradition1235Language: Identity, Silence, and Sexuality1336Mothers, Daughters, and Migration1457The Experience of Lesbian Immigrants1538Final Thoughts161Appendix A167References171Index183
