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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Puerto Rican women"”.
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Mediating Blackness: Afro Puerto Rican Women and Popular Culture
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A Study of Health Care Practices and Health Beliefs of Puerto Rican Women in Southeastern Pennsylvania
… based health care beliefs and practices of the Puerto Rican population in urban Southeastern Pennsylvania as related by Puerto Rican women. The study also sought to discern the influence of acculturation on the health beliefs and practices of this population. The study used a qualitative …
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The Eugenic Sterilization of Puerto Rican Women: A Case of US Interests and Religious/Spiritual Freedom
… the 1930s and 1970s, approximately one-third of Puerto Rican women of childbearing age (20–49) were sterilized— the highest rate in the world during that time. Driven by U.S. political and economic interests, and underpinned by eugenic ideology, Governor Blanton Winship and President Franklin D. …
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Sexual Harassment at the University of Puerto Rico
… of this study help us better understand how Puerto Rican women define and cope with sexual harassment, as well as what outcomes are most salient for this population. In turn, this information will better prepare psychologist to develop intervention or prevention efforts to improve the quality …
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Divorcing Tradition: Marriage, Family and Female Homosociality in Puerto Rican Literature
… marriage, family, and social relations between women (female homosociality) in selected works of Luisa Capetillo, Rosario Ferre, and Ana Lydia Vega, three Puerto Rican women writers of the twentieth century. In unique ways, Capetillo, Ferre and Vega destabilize the various legal and literary …
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From Bushwick to Portland: Bori Girls of the Diaspora Revolutionizing the Puerto Rican Coming-of-Age Narrative
<p>Trailblazing Puerto Rican women in the diaspora have challenged dominant imagery and fought against patriarchy, U.S. imperialism, and white supremacy through their writing. Writers like Esmeralda Santiago and Nicholasa Mohr have transformed the literary canon via the bildungsroman, highlighting …
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No ELA Without Ella: Understanding the Naming and Crafting of Gendered Subjectivities in Puerto Rico
… the idea that names or indexes pointing to women should be interpreted as unskilled, cheap, or even free labor in Puerto Rico (Azize, 1985; Muñiz Mas, 1998; Baerga-Santini, 1999). For this reason, Puerto Rican women organized and fought for equality in work settings. Furthermore, they became …
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In times of “crisis”: Puerto Rican activism, gender, and belonging in Orlando
In Times of “Crisis” is an ethnography of Puerto Rican activism in the Orlando metropolitan area that directly addresses contemporary events or moments of “crisis,” such as the fiscal crisis in Puerto Rico, the shooting at Pulse nightclub, the 2016 U.S. elections, and Hurricane Maria. Based on 24 …
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The Social Construction of Sexuality: Personal Meanings, Perceptions of Sexual Experience, and Females' Sexuality in Puerto Rico
A qualitative study on a sample of 12 Puerto Rican women was conducted in Puerto Rico. The purpose of this study was to explore the various ways in which sexual meanings are created, changed, and modified as the nature of social discourse and personal experience changes. The two theoretical …
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Fertility and mortality in Puerto Rico
… the fertility and mortality of the people of Puerto Rico. It was found that fertility is very high and has been consistently high since 1900. It was found that mortality has declined very rapidly since 1900. Hence, the combination of these two trends is bringing about a very high rate of …