Fertile matters
Subtitle: the politics of Mexican-origin women's reproduction
By: Elena R. Gutiérrez.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780292716810; 9780292716827
Subjects: Fertility, Human -- United States; Mexican Americans -- Population; Mexican American women; Involuntary sterilization -- United States -- History
Other titles: Politics of Mexican-origin women's reproduction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The fertility of women of Mexican origin: a social constructionist approach; title: The twin problems of overpopulation and immigration in 1970s California; title: "They breed like rabbits": the forced sterilization of Mexican-origin women; title: "More than a hint of extraordinary fertility": social science perspectives on Mexican-origin women's reproductive behavior (1912-1980); title: Controlling borders and babies: John Tanton, ZPG, and racial anxiety over Mexican-origin women's fertility; title: The right to have children: Chicana organizing against sterilization abuse; title: "Baby-makers and welfare takers": the (not-so) new politics of Mexican-origin women's reproduction; title: Epilogue; title: Notes; title: References; title: Index.