(Out)Classed Women Contemporary Chicana Writers on Inequitable Gendered Power Relations

Name: (Out)Classed Women Contemporary Chicana Writers on Inequitable Gendered Power Relations
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ISBN: 9780313311239

ISBN-10: 0313311234

ISBN-13: 9780313311239

Edition: 2000

Authors: Phillipa Kafka

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Like so many other ethnic groups, Chicanos and Chicanas have suffered from political, social, and economic oppression in the United States. In addition to the problems they endure as a consequence of their ethnicity, Chicanas are further subordinated because of their gender. As women, they are treated inequitably by a culture in which authority is invested primarily in men, to the point that they are relegated to a separate social class. The experiences of Chicanas are presented in the works of contemporary Chicana writers who explore the inequitable power relations that adversely affect these women because of their gender. This book analyzes the representation of these outclassed Chicanas…

Book details

List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 9/30/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 184
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Chicana Writers' Major Concerns and Themes



Catholicism and Religious Mythologies



Gatekeeping and Familism



Discriminatory Gender Success Models



Silencing and Violence



Chicana Solutions to Outclassing Women



Educational, Economic, Individual Solutions



Re-Shaping Religious and Cultural Mythologies



Transforming Inequitable Gender Success Models


Afterword: Chicanas and the Feminist Movement


Works Cited


Index