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| Author: | Williams, N. |
| Title: | Role making among married Mexican American women : issues of class and ethnicity. |
| Journal: | Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
1988 : VOL. 24:2, p. 203-217 |
| Index terms: | ROLES SOCIAL CLASSES WOMEN MEXICO |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The study tries to document how married Mexican American women are redefining traditional role expectations and basic conjugal relationships. In-depth interviews were conducted with 75 Mexican American couples in Texas.The data reveal that married women have actually taken the lead in role making.There are some differences in working-class women and those in the business/professional class.The women experienced strain from the changes in their lives, and faced discrimination based on both their gender and ethnicity |
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