Chicana Mothering in the 21st Century: Challenging Stereotypes and Transmitting Culture
| dc.contributor.author | Vasquez-Tokos, Jessica | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-19T20:18:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-19T20:18:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.description | 21 pages | |
| dc.description.abstract | This chapter examines the experiences of mothering among Mexican American women in the early 21st century. Mexican Americans are a large and growing minority group due to both immigration and fertility rates. Chicana mothering involves acting as a guardian or mediator between racial messages from the “outside world” (school, media, inter-racial social networks) and their children. Mothers are responsible for overseeing their children’s growth and development; as minorities, this often requires defusing negative racial messages and replacing them with affirmation. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/30406 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Columbia University Press | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY | |
| dc.subject | Mexican Americans | |
| dc.subject | Chicana | |
| dc.subject | mothering | |
| dc.subject | family | |
| dc.subject | racial identity | |
| dc.title | Chicana Mothering in the 21st Century: Challenging Stereotypes and Transmitting Culture | |
| dc.type | Book chapter |