IMMIGRANT WOMEN: BODY AND SUBJECTIVITY IN MOTION

The visibility of women in contemporary migration has broken with the course and social representation of the organization and implementation of international migration projects are predominantly male (Pedone, 2008). The growing presence of women has inspired a large number of studies have focused o...

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Published inRa ximhai Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 169 - 180
Main Authors Rosa Lázaro-Castellanos, Olga Jubany-Baucells
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidad Autónoma Indígena de México 01.01.2012
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Body and subjectivity
Women of immigrant origin
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Summary:The visibility of women in contemporary migration has broken with the course and social representation of the organization and implementation of international migration projects are predominantly male (Pedone, 2008). The growing presence of women has inspired a large number of studies have focused on immigrant women and their relationship to the labor market, changes in social structure and family and gender systems in both societies of origin and the destination. However, the literature takes as a center for immigrant women and their relationship to emotions and body are relatively recent, the most important contributions are found in disciplines such as anthropology or psychology. The transnational perspective little has reflected on the physical and mental health, emotions and subjectivities of women, resulting from their migration experience. From a socio-anthropological point of view of immigrants and bring their own notions of subjectivity related to gender, race or social class, do not always coincide with those in the host country. We suspect that the same applies to perception, practices and experiences on the body and emotions of women.
ISSN:1665-0441