Researching Chicano Communities Social- Historical, Physical, Psychological, and Spiritual Space |
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Author:
| Blea, Irene I. |
ISBN: | 978-0-275-94974-7 |
Publication Date: | Sep 1995 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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Imprint: | Praeger |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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This is a multifaceted approach to understanding one of the nation's largest ethnic communities. Blea incorporates community social history, physical, psychological, and spiritual space. The book strives to teach the student how to do research in an ethnic community. It also describes what is already understood about those communities and defines the nature of the 25 year old discipline of Chicano studies. The use of the Chicana feminist perspective lends not only a gender role...
More DescriptionThis is a multifaceted approach to understanding one of the nation's largest ethnic communities. Blea incorporates community social history, physical, psychological, and spiritual space. The book strives to teach the student how to do research in an ethnic community. It also describes what is already understood about those communities and defines the nature of the 25 year old discipline of Chicano studies. The use of the Chicana feminist perspective lends not only a gender role analysis, but also demonstrates the structure and function of the balance of personal and social control within the context of the community.