Immigrant women's lives : weaving garment work and legislative policy / Ruth A. Charles.
Publication details: New York ; London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2015Description: xiv, 196 p. : 22 cmISBN:- 9781138880214
- 9780815333883
- 22 331.4 CHA.
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Chapter 1: Threading past and present immigration policy and labor
Introduction
History of United States immigration policy
Women and work in the garment industry
Cross cultural meaning of work
Context of work participation
Conclusion
Chapter 2: Designing the study- Research methods and context
Research design
Author's experience
The story that is told
Symbolic interaction and cross cultural studies
etc.
Chapter 3: "Oh My God!" arriving in the United States
The process
The experience
Citizenship
Conclusion
Chapter 4: "It's different here" cross cultural experiences in the United States experiences in the United States
Environmental differences
Cross cultural differences
Fear of difference
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Experiences and changes in work force employment status and involvement
Employment experience
Mother's employment
United States job market experiences
Reflections about job market experiences
Reflections about the future
Conclusion
Chapter 6: The good and the bad - work on the factory floor
The good
The bad
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Bridging life stories and policy implications
Chapter 8: Weaving legislation and lives
Goals of immigration policy
The family reunification bill
personal responsibility and work opportunities act of 1996
Cycles of immigration policy
Conclusion
Bibliography : p. 181 - 193 . _ Index : p. 195 - 196
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