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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Chicana Matters SeriesPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (222 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780292794566
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Fertile MattersDDC classification:
  • 305.48/868073
LOC classification:
  • HB915
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- A Note on Terminology -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. The Fertility of Women of Mexican Origin: A Social Constructionist Approach -- Two. The Twin Problems of Overpopulation and Immigration in 1970s California -- Three. "They Breed Like Rabbits": The Forced Sterilization of Mexican-Origin Women -- Four. "More Than a Hint of Extraordinary Fertility. . . .": Social Science Perspectives on Mexican-Origin Women's Reproductive Behavior (1912-1980) -- Five. Controlling Borders and Babies: John Tanton, ZPG, and Racial Anxiety over Mexican-Origin Women's Fertility -- Six .The Right to Have Children: Chicanas Organizing Against Sterilization Abuse -- Seven. "Baby-Makers and Welfare Takers": The (Not-So) New Politics of Mexican-Origin Women's Reproduction -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Epilogue -- References -- Index.
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Intro -- Contents -- A Note on Terminology -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. The Fertility of Women of Mexican Origin: A Social Constructionist Approach -- Two. The Twin Problems of Overpopulation and Immigration in 1970s California -- Three. "They Breed Like Rabbits": The Forced Sterilization of Mexican-Origin Women -- Four. "More Than a Hint of Extraordinary Fertility. . . .": Social Science Perspectives on Mexican-Origin Women's Reproductive Behavior (1912-1980) -- Five. Controlling Borders and Babies: John Tanton, ZPG, and Racial Anxiety over Mexican-Origin Women's Fertility -- Six .The Right to Have Children: Chicanas Organizing Against Sterilization Abuse -- Seven. "Baby-Makers and Welfare Takers": The (Not-So) New Politics of Mexican-Origin Women's Reproduction -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Epilogue -- References -- Index.

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