Violence Against Women
Volume 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1194-1212

Acculturation and conflict in Mexican immigrants' intimate partnerships: The role of women's labor force participation (Article)

Grzywacz J.G. , Rao P. , Gentry A. , Marín A. , Arcury T.A.
  • a Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • b Farmworker Justice, Washington, DC, United States
  • c University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
  • d Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • e Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States

Abstract

This study explores women's workforce participation as a potential agent for acculturation, and how it shapes conflict dynamics within intimate partnerships among Mexican immigrants. Analysis of in-depth interview data from 20 immigrant Mexican women and men believed to be in violent relationships indicated that women's employment following migration created several sources of intracouple conflict by challenging gender-based norms and behaviors surrounding the division of household labor, financial decision making, and how women and men interact within intimate relationships. Immigrant Latino women tended to embrace an assimilation strategy for acculturation, whereas immigrant Latino men embrace a separation strategy. © The Author(s) 2009.

Author Keywords

Women's employment Dual-earner families Acculturation Conflict Mexican immigrants

Index Keywords

psychological aspect Spouses literature human Women, Working middle aged ethnology Anecdotes as Topic Young Adult Humans Hispanic male Emigrants and Immigrants Acculturation female Socioeconomic Factors spouse socioeconomics cultural factor women's health Article adult migration Cultural Characteristics employment Mexican Americans
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70349658757&doi=10.1177%2f1077801209345144&partnerID=40&md5=7bc1da3426569fccf44d6260643be2a8
DOI: 10.1177/1077801209345144
ISSN: 10778012
Cited by: 37
Original Language: English