Book
Sterilization among Puerto Rican women: a case study in New York City
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1992 • Pages:
By: Lopez, Iris Ofelia.
Abstract
According to Lopez, Puerto Rican women have the highest rate of sterilization in the world. To test this hypothesis, the author examines the various social, cultural, individual, and historical forces that operate in conjunction with one another to guide and constrain the fertility choices of Puerto Rican women. The research presented in this dissertation traces and explores the various historical forces in Puerto Rico which have led to the high rate of sterilization among women on the island in order to understand the continuation of this phenomenon in New York City. The study concludes that the decision of Puerto Rican women to undergo sterilization is '…not voluntary, but rather conditioned by their socio-historical, economic and personal constraints' (Introductory, p. vii).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1992
- Field Date
- 1980-1982 (p.51)
- Coverage Date
- 1980-1982
- Coverage Place
- Bushwick, Brooklyn; New York, N.Y., United States
- Notes
- [by] Iris Ofelia Lopez
- UM AAC8610789
- Bibliography: p. 232-255
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Columbia University, 1985
- LCSH
- Puerto Ricans--New York (N.Y.)