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

by Elena R. Gutiérrez

Book Overview

Gutierrez considers public stereotypes of Mexican American immigrant women as 'hyper-fertile baby machines' who 'breed like rabbits'. She draws on social constructionist perspectives to examine the historical and sociopolitical evolution of these radical ideologies, and the related beliefs that Mexican-origin families are unduly large."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292716818
• ISBN13: 9780292716810
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"