From about seven children per woman in 1960, the fertility rate in Mexico has dropped to about 2.6. Such changes are part of a larger transformation explored in this book, a richly detailed ethnographic study of generational and migration-related redefinitions of gender, marriage, and sexuality in rural Mexico and among Mexicans in Atlanta.
Author(s): Jennifer S. Hirsch
Edition: 1
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 397
Illustrations......Page 12
Tables......Page 14
Acknowledgments......Page 16
1 Introduction......Page 24
2 “Here with Us”: Introduction to a Transnational Community......Page 80
3 From Respeto (Respect) to Confianza (Trust): Changing Marital Ideals......Page 104
4 “Ya No Somos Como Nuestros Papas” (We Are Not Like Our Parents): Companionate Marriage in a Mexican Migrant Community......Page 135
5 Representing Change: A Methodological Pause to Reflect......Page 180
6 “En el Norte la Mujer Manda” (In the North, the Woman Gives the Orders): How Migration Changes Marriage......Page 203
7 Sexual Intimacy in Mexican Companionate Marriages......Page 232
8 Fertility Decline, Contraceptive Choice, and Mexican Companionate Marriages......Page 254
9 Conclusions......Page 288
Notes......Page 310
Glossary......Page 352
References......Page 358
Index......Page 380
