Gender, Religion, and Migration - Pathways of Integration (Hardcover)

Gender, Religion and Migration is the first multidisciplinary collection on the intersection of gender and religion in the integration of different groups of immigrants, migrant workers, youths, and students in host societies in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America. It investigates the linkages and tensions between religion and integration from a gendered perspective. By examining the contemporary significance of religion in the context of global migrations, the fifteen research-based essays provide new insights and perspectives on the often missed link between the differing ways in which male and female immigrants find meanings of faith-beliefs and religious traditions to belong in foreign lands, even residents' faith-based activism involving illegal migrants. While religion provides mechanisms for negotiating immigrant life in the host countries, it also inhibits integration of immigrants especially in countries where the majority religion is different. This dual phenomenon of religion promoting and inhibiting integration is critically examined in the lives of Filipinos, Brazilians, Indians, Polish, Mexicans, Vietnamese, Kenyans, Nigerians, and Middle Eastern peoples. The book also engages various theories on gender, religion and migration and demonstrates the fluidity of gender construction as people cross borders.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2009
First published:	November 2009
Editors:	Glenda Tibe Bonifacio • Vivienne S. M. Angeles
Contributors:	Vivienne S. M. Angeles • Michiel Baas • Synnove Bendixsen • Krystyna Bleszynka • Cristina Maria de Castro • Wafa Chafic • Gemma Tulud Cruz • Gertrud Huwelmeier
Dimensions:	239 x 161 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	314
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-3313-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN:	0-7391-3313-6
Barcode:	9780739133132

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