03799nam 2200769 a 450 991080982210332120230207225938.097866117938451-281-79384-10-87586-641-7(CKB)1000000000691279(EBL)362239(OCoLC)476192377(SSID)ssj0000366772(PQKBManifestationID)12098875(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000366772(PQKBWorkID)10418154(PQKB)10618803(SSID)ssj0000259177(PQKBManifestationID)12113567(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000259177(PQKBWorkID)10273243(PQKB)10900526(MiAaPQ)EBC3001699(MiAaPQ)EBC362239(Au-PeEL)EBL3001699(CaPaEBR)ebr10476702(CaONFJC)MIL179384(OCoLC)929146427(Au-PeEL)EBL362239(EXLCZ)99100000000069127920080711d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThrough alien eyes a view of America and intercultural marriages /Elena Popova1st ed.New York Algora Pub.c20081 online resource (276 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87586-640-9 0-87586-639-5 Includes bibliographical references.Serious stuff : food -- Legends of the sex drive -- Pets, the true love -- Isn't that custom strange? -- Myths and standards -- Several horror stories -- Searching where life is better -- A nation of victims -- The globe of America -- The war of the worlds -- Borrowed lifestyle : American extravagance -- Moose and squirrels!, or images of Russians -- Demons she fights : the adjustment period -- The show must go on -- Watch you language -- To execute or to pardon? -- A woman at the door -- The competition of congregations, or which Christian is more of a Christian? -- Analyze this -- When Martians and Venusians clash -- Russian men vs. western counterparts -- The land of loneliness -- Just a click away -- Lies, love, and humiliation : visa stories -- What the statistics reveal -- Agencies and goods -- Creating a prey -- Tactics of violence -- Love : Russian style -- A young wife's diary -- Out of the horse's mouth, or so the horse says -- He says, she says -- Back on track -- Russians' talk -- Killed resurrection -- That's life -- Storybook endings -- Bridges and dividers.What do you think of those Russian brides? What do they think of YOU? International marriages bring a substantial number of newcomers to the US and contribute to the transformation of the basic institution of society - the family. When men are from Mars and women are aliens, the marital dynamic can be quite dramatic. A Russian-born journalist, Ms. Popova shines a blinding light on some of the amusing and amazing oddities that are revealed when an outsider takes a blunt look at how we live.Intercountry marriageUnited StatesMenUnited StatesWomenRussia (Federation)Women immigrantsUnited StatesSocial conditionsRussiansUnited StatesIntercountry marriageMenWomenWomen immigrantsSocial conditions.Russians306.84/50973306.8450973Popova Elena1963-1705605MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809822103321Through alien eyes4092456UNINA