Paths to Middle-Class Mobility among Second-Generation Moroccan Immigrant Women in Israel.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (218 pages)
- Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology .
- Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology .
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Moroccan Women in Morocco and in Israel -- 3. Becoming a Semiprofessional -- 4. Transforming One's Self and One's Body -- 5. Acquiring Educational Credentials -- 6. A Divorcée Does It on Her Own -- 7. Comfortable in Her Own Skin -- 8. Privilege and Its Discontent -- 9. Discussion: Paths to Middle-Class Mobility -- Methodology Appendix: Classifying the Women -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back_Cover.
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Women immigrants -- Israel -- Social conditions. Moroccans -- Israel -- History. Immigrants -- Israel -- History. Social mobility -- Israel.