Gender and immigration / edited by Gregory A. Kelson and Debra L. DeLaet.

Other author Kelson, Gregory A., 1961-
Other author DeLaet, Debra L., 1968-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxv, 218 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Women immigrants--Economic conditions.
Women immigrants--Social conditions.

Contents Introduction: the invisibility of women in scholarship on international migration / Debra L. DeLaet -- Seeds for self-sufficiency? Policy contraditions at the US-Mexico border / Kathleen Staudt -- Labor migration and international sexual division of labor: a feminist perspective / Shu-Ju Ada Cheng -- Asian women in business in Australia / David Ip and Constance lever-Tracy -- Immigration policy, cultural norms, and gender relations among Indian-American motel owners / Nandini Narain Assar -- third world immigrant women in American higher education / Cecilia G. Manrique and Gabriel G. Manrigue -- Mail order brides: the legal framework and possibilities for change / Lisa Simons -- Sri Lankan Tamil immigrants in Toronto: gender, marriage patterns, and sexuality / Lynn Morrison, Sepali Guruge, and Kymberly A. Snarr -- Gender implications of immigration: the case of Russian-speaking women in Israel / Larissa I. Remennick -- Social services for immigrant women in European nations: including lessons from the council of Europes' project on human dignity and social exclusion / Brigitte H. Bechtold and Ludmila Dziewiecka-Bokun -- Conclusion: policy considerations for the twenty-first century / Gregory A. Kelson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98035132
ISBN0814747310 (cloth)
ISBN0814747329 (pbk.)