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The experiences of Ghanaian live-in caregivers in the United States / / Martha Donkor
| The experiences of Ghanaian live-in caregivers in the United States / / Martha Donkor |
| Autore | Donkor Martha |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 331.76164980820973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women caregivers - United States
Women immigrants - United States Foreign workers, Ghanaian - United States Ghanaians - United States |
| ISBN | 1-4985-6446-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Women, globalization, migration, and work -- Ghana in the global political economy -- Ghanaian women and the international migration process -- The chance and choice of live-in caregiving -- The dynamics of live-in caregiving -- Organizing family from a distance -- Live in at what cost? -- Rethinking immigrant women's care work. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796208803321 |
Donkor Martha
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| Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The experiences of Ghanaian live-in caregivers in the United States / / Martha Donkor
| The experiences of Ghanaian live-in caregivers in the United States / / Martha Donkor |
| Autore | Donkor Martha |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 331.76164980820973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women caregivers - United States
Women immigrants - United States Foreign workers, Ghanaian - United States Ghanaians - United States |
| ISBN | 1-4985-6446-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Women, globalization, migration, and work -- Ghana in the global political economy -- Ghanaian women and the international migration process -- The chance and choice of live-in caregiving -- The dynamics of live-in caregiving -- Organizing family from a distance -- Live in at what cost? -- Rethinking immigrant women's care work. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822909003321 |
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Donkor Martha
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| Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gender and migration / / Caroline Brettell
| Gender and migration / / Caroline Brettell |
| Autore | Brettell Caroline |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, [England] : , : Polity Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (182 pages) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/730082 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women immigrants - United States - Economic conditions
Immigrants - United States - Economic conditions Women immigrants - United States Immigrant families - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-7456-8792-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : engendering the study of immigration -- The gendered demography of U.S. immigration history -- The gendering of law, policy, citizenship, and political practice -- Gendered labor markets -- Gender and the immigrant family -- Concluding thoughts : a gendered theory of migration. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162737403321 |
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Brettell Caroline
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| Cambridge, [England] : , : Polity Press, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gender and U.S. immigration [[electronic resource] ] : contemporary trends / / edited by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
| Gender and U.S. immigration [[electronic resource] ] : contemporary trends / / edited by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/73/0082 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Hondagneu-SoteloPierrette |
| Soggetto topico | Women immigrants - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-520-92986-1
9786612357060 1-59734-629-2 1-282-35706-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Gender and Immigration: A Retrospective and Introduction -- Chapter 2. Engendering Migration Studies: The Case of New Immigrants in the United States -- Chapter 3. Strategic Instantiations of Gendering in the Global Economy -- Chapter 4. The Global Context of Gendered Labor Migration from the Philippines to the United States -- Chapter 5. Gender and Labor in Asian Immigrant Families -- Chapter 6. The Intersection of Work and Gender: Central American Immigrant Women and Employment in California -- Chapter 7. Israeli and Russian Jews: Gendered Perspectives on Settlement and Return Migration -- Chapter 8. Gendered Ethnicity: Creating a Hindu Indian Identity in the United States -- Chapter 9. Disentangling Race-Gender Work Experiences: Second-Generation Caribbean Young Adults in New York City -- Chapter 10. Gendered Geographies of Home: Mapping Second- and Third-Generation Puerto Ricans' Sense of Home -- Chapter 11. De madres a hijas: Gendered Lessons on Virginity across Generations of Mexican Immigrant Women -- Chapter 12. Raising Children, and Growing Up, across National Borders: Comparative Perspectives on Age, Gender, and Migration -- Chapter 13. "We Don't Sleep Around Like White Girls Do": Family, Culture, and Gender in Filipina American Lives -- Chapter 14. Engendering Transnational Migration: A Case Study of Salvadorans -- Chapter 15. "I'm Here, but I'm There": The Meanings of Latina Transnational Motherhood -- Chapter 16. Gender, Status, and the State in Transnational Spaces: The Gendering of Political Participation and Mexican Hometown Associations -- Chapter 17. "The Blue Passport": Gender and the Social Process of Naturalization among Dominican Immigrants in New York City -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450127303321 |
| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gender and U.S. immigration : contemporary trends / / edited by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
| Gender and U.S. immigration : contemporary trends / / edited by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 393 pages) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/73/0082 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Hondagneu-SoteloPierrette |
| Soggetto topico | Women immigrants - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
academic
asian immigrants cultural employment feminism feminist gender studies gender global economy immigrant experience immigrant families immigration labor migration labor mexican immigrants migration studies migration motherhood naturalization philippines scholarly social history social studies transnational us immigrants virginity womens issues |
| ISBN |
0-520-92986-1
9786612357060 1-59734-629-2 1-282-35706-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Gender and Immigration: A Retrospective and Introduction -- Chapter 2. Engendering Migration Studies: The Case of New Immigrants in the United States -- Chapter 3. Strategic Instantiations of Gendering in the Global Economy -- Chapter 4. The Global Context of Gendered Labor Migration from the Philippines to the United States -- Chapter 5. Gender and Labor in Asian Immigrant Families -- Chapter 6. The Intersection of Work and Gender: Central American Immigrant Women and Employment in California -- Chapter 7. Israeli and Russian Jews: Gendered Perspectives on Settlement and Return Migration -- Chapter 8. Gendered Ethnicity: Creating a Hindu Indian Identity in the United States -- Chapter 9. Disentangling Race-Gender Work Experiences: Second-Generation Caribbean Young Adults in New York City -- Chapter 10. Gendered Geographies of Home: Mapping Second- and Third-Generation Puerto Ricans' Sense of Home -- Chapter 11. De madres a hijas: Gendered Lessons on Virginity across Generations of Mexican Immigrant Women -- Chapter 12. Raising Children, and Growing Up, across National Borders: Comparative Perspectives on Age, Gender, and Migration -- Chapter 13. "We Don't Sleep Around Like White Girls Do": Family, Culture, and Gender in Filipina American Lives -- Chapter 14. Engendering Transnational Migration: A Case Study of Salvadorans -- Chapter 15. "I'm Here, but I'm There": The Meanings of Latina Transnational Motherhood -- Chapter 16. Gender, Status, and the State in Transnational Spaces: The Gendering of Political Participation and Mexican Hometown Associations -- Chapter 17. "The Blue Passport": Gender and the Social Process of Naturalization among Dominican Immigrants in New York City -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783090703321 |
| Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An intriguing life [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir of war, Washington, and marriage to an American spymaster / / Cynthia Helms, with Chris Black
| An intriguing life [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir of war, Washington, and marriage to an American spymaster / / Cynthia Helms, with Chris Black |
| Autore | Helms Cynthia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina |
955/.05092
B |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BlackChristine M |
| Soggetto topico |
Political culture - Washington (D.C.) - History - 20th century
Women immigrants - United States World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, Female |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-94038-8
1-4422-2132-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 In Search of a Life of My Own; 2 Maldon; 3 World War II and the Boat Crew Wrens; 4 Coming to America; 5 Annus Horribilis; 6 Mrs. Richard Helms; 7 Two Oaths; 8 Exploring the World; 9 The Legal Case; 10 Life Goes On; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463087903321 |
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Helms Cynthia
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| Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An intriguing life [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir of war, Washington, and marriage to an American spymaster / / Cynthia Helms, with Chris Black
| An intriguing life [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir of war, Washington, and marriage to an American spymaster / / Cynthia Helms, with Chris Black |
| Autore | Helms Cynthia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina |
955/.05092
B |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BlackChristine M |
| Soggetto topico |
Political culture - Washington (D.C.) - History - 20th century
Women immigrants - United States World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, Female |
| ISBN |
1-283-94038-8
1-4422-2132-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 In Search of a Life of My Own; 2 Maldon; 3 World War II and the Boat Crew Wrens; 4 Coming to America; 5 Annus Horribilis; 6 Mrs. Richard Helms; 7 Two Oaths; 8 Exploring the World; 9 The Legal Case; 10 Life Goes On; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786160703321 |
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Helms Cynthia
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| Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Korean immigrant women and the renegotiation of identity [[electronic resource] ] : class, gender, and the politics of identity / / Keumjae Park
| Korean immigrant women and the renegotiation of identity [[electronic resource] ] : class, gender, and the politics of identity / / Keumjae Park |
| Autore | Park Keumjae |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.48/8957073 |
| Collana | The new Americans : recent immigration and American society |
| Soggetto topico |
Women immigrants - United States
Koreans - United States Koreans - Ethnic identity Korean American women |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457113103321 |
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Park Keumjae
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| El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Korean immigrant women and the renegotiation of identity [[electronic resource] ] : class, gender, and the politics of identity / / Keumjae Park
| Korean immigrant women and the renegotiation of identity [[electronic resource] ] : class, gender, and the politics of identity / / Keumjae Park |
| Autore | Park Keumjae |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.48/8957073 |
| Collana | The new Americans : recent immigration and American society |
| Soggetto topico |
Women immigrants - United States
Koreans - United States Koreans - Ethnic identity Korean American women |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781363203321 |
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Park Keumjae
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| El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Perceptions of Female Offenders . Volume 2. : How Stereotypes and Social Norms Affect Criminal Justice Responses / / Brenda Russell and Celia Torres, editors
| Perceptions of Female Offenders . Volume 2. : How Stereotypes and Social Norms Affect Criminal Justice Responses / / Brenda Russell and Celia Torres, editors |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (159 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.3740973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Female offenders - United States
Women immigrants - United States |
| ISBN | 3-031-45685-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface to Volume 2 -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Introduction and the Role of Social Media in Perceptions of Female Perpetrators -- Exposing Narratives and Gender Disparities in Female Offending: Challenging Stereotypes and Advancing Equity -- Introduction -- Female Perpetration and the Media -- The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity on Media Coverage of Female Offenders -- Gender Disparities in Sentencing -- Disparities in the Carceral System -- Trans Women in the Correctional System -- The Organization of Chapters -- References -- Swift Judgment: How White, Black, and Latina Women and Girl Perpetrators Are Differentially Portrayed in Crime News -- Literature Review -- Mass Communications, Social Psychology, and Media Exemplars -- Critical Race Feminism -- Research on Media Accounts of Woman/Girl Perpetrators -- The Importance of Front-Page Photographs -- The Current Study -- Methodology -- Coding Procedure and Analytical Strategy -- Results -- Specific Elements in Captions and Headlines -- Ratings for the Prominent Front-Page Elements, Alone and in Tandem -- A Consideration of Crime Type -- Women Who Commit Filicide -- Women Who Kill Others -- White-Collar Perpetrators -- Discussion -- References -- Female Offenders and Popular Discourse: Examining the Evidence -- Introduction -- Articulating the Problem: Media Representations -- Societal Response -- Examining the Evidence (Sexual Harassment, Domestic Abuse, Infanticide) -- Consequences: Research, Typologies, Rehabilitation -- Signs of Hope -- References -- Part II: Considerations of Partner Violence Homicide, Trans-women, and Gender Responsive Intervention -- Female Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Homicide -- Introduction -- Intimate Partner Violence as a Risk Factor for IPH -- Relevant Perspectives on Women's Perpetration of IPH -- Feminist Perspectives.
A Situational or Event Perspective -- A Coercive-Control Perspective -- An Exposure to Violence Perspective -- Women's Personality as a Predictor of IPH -- Public Perception of Female Perpetrators of IPV and IPH -- Portrayal of Female Perpetrators of IPH in the Media -- Female Offenders of IPH in the Criminal Justice System -- Conclusion -- References -- Predictors, Victimization, and Negative Health Outcomes Associated with Incarceration Among 9180 Trans Women from the US Transgender Survey -- Introduction -- Disparities and Predictors in Incarceration -- The Pervasiveness of Victimization Behind Bars -- Purpose of the Present Study -- Method -- Sample -- Procedure -- Measures -- Statistical Analyses -- Results -- Racial and Other Demographic Disparities in Incarceration -- Victimization Behind Bars -- Trans-Related Minority Psychosocial Stressors -- Negative Health Indicators and Incarceration -- Discussion -- Relationship of Current Findings to the Literature -- Limitations of the Current Study -- Recommendations for Research, Public Policy, and Law Enforcement -- Conclusion -- References -- Mythologies of Working with Justice-Involved Women in Correctional Settings -- Introduction -- Women's Unique Needs -- Women as a Misunderstood Population -- Seeking Safety -- Using Prison Capital to Feel Safe -- Agency Support (What Can Be Done) -- Gender-Responsive Products for Agencies -- References -- Part III: Theoretical Explanations for Gender Inclusivity, Disparities in Sentencing, and the Gender Ratio of Crime -- A Gender Inclusive Paradigm for Domestic Violence Offenders -- Introduction -- Empirical Paradigms of IPV -- Gendered Paradigm of IPV -- Family Violence Paradigm of IPV -- Queer Paradigm of IPV -- Treatment Interventions -- New Directions for Practice, Policy, and Research -- References. Gender Disparities in Sentencing: A Theoretical Approach -- Focal Concerns Perspective -- Familial Paternalism -- Focal Concerns and Familial Paternalism: More Than Gender Bias -- References -- Testing Mismatch Liberation Theory Across Race-Ethnicity and Gender -- Introduction -- Gender Convergence in Crime -- Data and Method -- Dependent Variables -- Independent Variables -- Control Variables -- Analytic Strategy -- Results -- Regression Analyses -- Discussion -- Supplementary Electronic Material (S)References -- Supplementary Electronic Material (S)References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910766897903321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2013] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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