Journal Of Comparative Family Studies, Volume 45, Issue 3 (2014). pp. 440-442.
Language:
English
Abstract:
Reviews the book, Gender Roles in Immigrant Families by Susan S. Chuang and Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda (see record 2013-16444-000). In my own research on the immigrant experience of Hmong, Laotian, Vietnamese and Cambodians resettling in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, I became aware that young Hmong girls were being strongly directed by their parents [especially their fathers] to pursue very high-paying positions rather than following their interests and passions. If Hmong girls expressed an interest in art or music, they were shunted into the hard sciences, mathematics, the law or medicine. Early on, then, I learned the importance of gender issues in some immigrant families. While there has been a good deal of research to date on family relationships, family processes, child development and family functioning in immigrant families, there has been little on gender and immigration. The central goal of this excellent volume is to look at ". . . how gender roles and gendered relationships in immigrant families play out in the lives of children and families." [p.1] There are three main sections to the book: the parenting roles and experiences of mothers and fathers; the importance of gendered parent-child relationships and child outcomes; and gendered immigrant experiences among children and youth. The audience for this book includes academics and family researchers, service providers of all stripes, and public policymakers who are creating public policies that will impact immigrant families. It will be especially valuable to anthropologists, family and developmental psychologists, social workers, sociologists and policymakers at all levels. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)