Full Description
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.
Contents
List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. "Here with Us": Introduction to a Transnational Community 3. From Respeto (Respect) to Confianza (Trust): Changing Marital Ideals 4. "Ya No Somos Como Nuestros Papas" (We Are Not Like Our Parents): Companionate Marriage in a Mexican Migrant Community 5. Representing Change: A Methodological Pause to Reflect 6. "En el Norte la Mujer Manda" (In the North, the Woman Gives the Orders): How Migration Changes Marriage 7. Sexual Intimacy in Mexican Companionate Marriages 8. Fertility Decline, Contraceptive Choice, and Mexican Companionate Marriages 9. Conclusions Notes Glossary References Index
