Telling Our Stories - The Lives of Latina Women

Stereotypes of Mexican American women and the lack of their representation in research literature contribute to misrepresentations of Mexican American culture and their invisibility. In this qualitative study, Mexican American women were interviewed and their life histories were examined using an ethnographic and hermeneutical phenomenological approach.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 3. Approach 4. Las Historias 5. Summaries of Findings and Themes References Appendix

About the author

Theresa Baron-McKeagney

Summary

Stereotypes of Mexican American women and the lack of their representation in research literature contribute to misrepresentations of Mexican American culture and their invisibility. In this qualitative study, Mexican American women were interviewed and their life histories were examined using an ethnographic and hermeneutical phenomenological approach.

Product details

• Authors: Theresa Baron-McKeagney, Baron-McKeagney Theresa
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.01.2002
• EAN: 9780415931151
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93115-1
• No. of pages: 132
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 400 g
• Series: Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Anthropology, Politics & government, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Politics and government, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies