A courtship after marriage [electronic resource] : sexuality and love in Mexican transnational families / Jennifer S. Hirsch.
By: Hirsch, Jennifer S.
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BookPublisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003Description: xxi, 376 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Marriage -- Mexico | Marriage -- Georgia -- Atlanta Region | Man-woman relationships -- Mexico | Man-woman relationships -- Georgia -- Atlanta Region | Mexicans -- Sexual behavior | Mexican Americans -- Sexual behavior -- Georgia -- Atlanta Region | Companionate marriage -- Mexico | Companionate marriage -- Georgia -- Atlanta RegionGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 306.81/0972 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-356) and index.
"Here with us", introduction to a transnational community -- From respeto (respect) to confianza (trust), changing marital ideals -- "Ya no somos como nuestros papas" (We are not like our parents) : companionate marriage in a Mexican migrant community -- Representing change : a methodological pause to reflect -- "En el norte la mujer manda" (In the north, the woman gives the orders) : how migration changes marriage -- Sexual intimacy in Mexican companionate marriages -- Fertility decline, contraceptive choice, and Mexican companionate marriages.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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