ISBN:
9781593326203
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (262 p)
Series Statement:
The New Americans: Recent Immigration and American Society
Parallel Title:
Print version Negotiating Tradition, Becoming American : Family, Gender, and Autonomy for Second Generation South Asians
DDC:
305.8914073
Keywords:
Bankruptcy
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Business failures -- Law and legislation
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International business enterprises -- Law and legislation
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Assimilation (Sociology) ; United States
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Families ; United States
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South Asian Americans ; Social conditions
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South Asians ; United States ; Social conditions
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Online-Publikation
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Salam examines how second generation South Asian Americans assimilate by analyzing their family experiences, their structural circumstances and their adult life choice through the lens of arranged marriage. Arranged marriage, as an analytical frame, uncovers the ways in which gender, autonomy and intergenerational dilemmas shape individual lives. Contrary to popular assumptions about South Asians, the subjects of this study are not bound by the traditions of arranged marriage, but rather their experiences reflect a great deal of variation, negotiation, compromise and a nuanced understanding of
Description / Table of Contents:
CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Second Generation South Asians:Negotiating Tradition and Becoming American; CHAPTER 2: Perspectives on Assimilation; CHAPTER 3: Contradictory Childhoods: Family Dilemmas andStrategies; CHAPTER 4: The Neo-Traditional Pathway; CHAPTER 5: The Independence Pathway; CHAPTER 6: The Ethnic Rebellion Pathway; CHAPTER 7: Conclusion: Family, Gender and the SecondGeneration; Appendix A: Methodological Notes; Appendix B: Interview Schedule; Bibliography; Index
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