Migrant Maternal

Birthing New Lives Abroad

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

AvSchultes Anna Kuroczycka,Anna Kuroczycka Schultes,Helen Vallianatos

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Explores how and why immigrant/refugee mothers' experiences differ due to the challenges posed by the migration process, but also what commonalities underline immigrant/refugee mothers' lived experiences.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-10-30
Mått152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor269
FörlagDemeter Press
ISBN9781772580808

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
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Migration inom Samhälle och politik

Anna Kuroczycka Schultes holds a Ph.D. in English-Modern Studies and a Women’s Studies certificate from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. A former Advanced Opportunity Program Fellow at UWM, Anna’s research focuses on migrant female domestic workers, immigration, mothering and care work. Her publications have appeared, among others, in The Journal of Research on Women and Gender (2010), An Anthropology of Mothering (Demeter Press 2011), and in Anti-Immigration in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia (2011). Anna’s interest in migration is fueled by feminist research theories. Over the past several years she has been conducting research on Polish mothers in the Chicagoland area.Helen Vallianatos is an Associate Professor in Anthropology and Associate Dean in the Office of the Dean of Students, University of Alberta. Her research and teaching interests focus on food, gender, body and health issues, and the majority of her research involves collaborative, interdisciplinary work across disciplines and with various community organizations. Much of her recent research has focused on migrant mothers’ health and well-being.