Fertile Matters : : The Politics of Mexican-Origin Women's Reproduction /

Fertile Matters : : The Politics of Mexican-Origin Women's Reproduction / / Elena R. Gutiérrez.

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While the stereotype of the persistently pregnant Mexican-origin woman is longstanding, in the past fifteen years her reproduction has been targeted as a major social problem for the United States. Due to fear-fueled news reports and public perceptions about the changing composition of the nation�...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Gutiérrez, Elena R.,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2008
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Chicana Matters
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Physical Description:1 online resource (221 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • A Note On Terminology
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The fertility of women of mexican origin: A Social Constructionist Approach
  • 2. The twin problems of overpopulation and immigration in 1970s California
  • 3. “They breed like rabbits”: The Forced Sterilization of Mexican-Origin Women
  • 4. “More than a hint of extraordinary fertility. . . .”: Social Science Perspectives on Mexican-Origin Women’s Reproductive Behavior (1912–1980)
  • 5. Controlling borders and babies: John Tanton, ZPG, and Racial Anxiety over Mexican-Origin Women’s Fertility
  • 6. The right to have children: Chicanas Organizing Against Sterilization Abuse
  • 7. “Baby-makers and welfare takers”: The (Not-So) New Politics of Mexican-Origin Women’s Reproduction
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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