Abstract
This chapter seeks to understand the meanings that Latinas today construct about gender and gender roles. We interviewed 10 Latinas living in the United States, using the data analytic procedures outlined in Chapter 1. Participants were residents of either New York City or California, where the authors reside. A core narrative of how Latinas experience and understand gender and gender roles emerged from our analyses, Latinas in the process of transformation and negotiating roles, and encompassed three key themes: (a) Latina socialization, (b) identity constructs, and (c) from internalized ideals to one's own values.
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | Multicultural Gender Roles: Applications for Mental Health and Education |
Editors | Marie L. Miville |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
Chapter | 5 |
Pages | 133-168 |
Number of pages | 36 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118239117 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781118145227 |
State | Published - May 28 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |