Gender Transitions Along Borders

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Gender Transitions Along Borders

The Northern Borderlands of Mexico and Morocco

Migration, immigration and emigration Gender studies: women and girls Social and cultural anthropology

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Collection: Gender in a Global/Local World

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 28th April 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9781317130086


Introduction

In recent decades, women living in border cities have taken on new roles and have become one of the most vulnerable population groups; experiencing the effects of the economic crisis of the early 21st century and the consequent increase in social inequality and violence.

Regional Context

This situation is particularly evident for the northern borderlands of Mexico and Morocco. The geopolitical position of these regions is defined by their strong existing asymmetry with their neighbouring countries: the United States, in the case of Mexico, and the Mediterranean European countries, in the case of Morocco.

Book Contribution

This book contributes to the understanding of current changes in the workplace, in family, in sexuality and sexual violence within the setting of the borderlands, through various studies addressing the manner in which these transformations are interpreted and experienced by women in everyday life and in their individual and collective agency.

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