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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Latin American Women"”.
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Developing a sense of belonging: the immigration experience of Latin American women in Boston
… thesis explores the experience of immigration of Latin American women living in Boston, and how they develop a sense of belonging and identity in American society. By looking into different aspects of participants' lives (work, family life, community, healthcare), I examine various circumstances …
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Piano works by Latin American women composers born between 1850 and 1950: an anthology and recording
The works and knowledge of predigital age Latin American women composers are rapidly disappearing. Only a few such women were able to overcome the regional societal norms and actively compose music. Unfortunately, their contributions are moving into obscurity in part due to the lack of exposure and …
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Beyond the Economic: The Freedoms, Capabilities, and Social Capital of Latin American Women Entrepreneurs in San Francisco
… the effects of economic development programs on Latin American women entrepreneurs in San Francisco’s Mission District. It demonstrates that microfinance, when combined with education, can provide important non-economic benefits that contribute to increased freedoms and capabilities for immigrant …
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Exploring Latin American Women Migrant’s Experiences of Accessing and Utilising Primary Health Care for Mental Health Care Needs in Aotearoa, New Zealand
What barriers and facilitators do Latin American women migrants face when accessing and utilising primary health services for mental health care needs in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how do these experiences affect their perception of mental health care in the country? New Zealand has experienced an …
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Factors Influencing Middle-Aged and Older Latin American Women's Participation in Physical Activity
… the factors that influence middle-aged and older Latin American women's participation in physical activity. Semi-structured interviews and field observations were used to elicit information from the twenty five Latin American women in this study sample. Perceptions of health, the health activities …
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Hacia una poetica feminista Latino Americana: Ana Maria Rodas, Maria Mercedes Carranza y Gioconda Belli
… explores the ways in which three contemporary Latin American women--Ana Maria Rodas from Guatemala, Maria Mercedes Carranza from Colombia, and Gioconda Belli from Nicaragua--deal with the traditional concept ""Woman"" in their poetry. Analysis of their textual responses to that concept shows a …
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The Development Of An Intervention To Increase Cervical Cancer Screening Among Guatemalan Women
<p>Latin American women experience higher rates of cervical cancer, mainly due to lower rates of participation in cervical cancer screening. This study used community-based participatory research to create and implement a tailored lay health worker (LHW) outreach program to increase cervical cancer …
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Building Women’s Solidarity to Advance Women’s Rights in Bolivia
… deep-seated ethnic and class divisions between women in Bolivia. It also examines the cultural challenges that help explain the status of women in Bolivia and the obstacles women face to become politically active. It provides the theories of decolonization and depatriachalization as practical …
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Banana [Mis]representations: A Gendered History of the United Fruit Company and las mujeres bananeras
This thesis focuses on banana women’s representations and how capitalism reinforces the patriarchal system in Honduras by utilizing three distinct yet interconnected discourses: The United Fruit Company, Honduran banana novels, and female banana union workers’ testimonials. The Roosevelt …
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Banana [Mis]representations: A Gendered History of the United Fruit Company and las mujeres bananeras
This thesis focuses on banana women’s representations and how capitalism reinforces the patriarchal system in Honduras by utilizing three distinct yet interconnected discourses: The United Fruit Company, Honduran banana novels, and female banana union workers’ testimonials. The Roosevelt …
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Migrating Latinas and the Grief Process
… examines the migratory experience of immigrant Latina married women. It looks at their experience from both an individual and a systemic perspective. It compares their experience to that of grief due to bereavement using Parkes' theory of the grief process. This research also presents findings …
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Developing Latin American Feminist Theory: Strategies of Resistance In the Novels of Luisa Valenzuela and Sandra Cisneros
<p>Latin American literary theory has developed in the face of identity crises arising throughout its history as critics, theorists, and writers attempt to identify what is truly "Latin American" and not merely the imitation of works and importing of ideas from First World colonizing powers. Latin …
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Three women and an unmarked map: a literary journey through Argentina and Chile
… thesis interweaves the lives and works of three Latin American women writers – Victoria Ocampo, Alfonsina Storni and Gabriela Mistral – into a travel narrative undertaken as part of a research project. The journey begins in Glasgow, Scotland and takes the reader as far as Buenos Aires, Montevideo …
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The ecofeminism of Ivone Gebara
… context of oppression experienced by poor Latin American women is the ground upon which Gebara has built her critique of patriarchal and apolitical Christian theological discourses, as well as capitalist ideologies. These multiple forms of oppression, Gebara argues, render women's …
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Simpatia and Negative Interpersonal Emotions in Continuity of Health Care
… emotions on continuity of care among Latin American (Latino) and Non-Latino White (Anglo) women. Specifically, this study examined the effect of simpatía, a cultural script that is common among Latinos that stresses interpersonal harmony and interaction-related personal characteristics …