Problem
Textbook - Constable, Nicole. (2014). Born Out of Place: Migrant Mothers and the Politics of International Labor. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Write critical analysis of this book at the top. THIS IS NOT A SUMMARY OF THE BOOK, but an assessment of the book's contribution to the study of migration, family and gender. It is important that you situate this book in relation to some of the larger issues we have discussed this term.
The following points should help you focus your critical book review:
1) Provide a brief overview of the book's focus.
2) What was the author's main research question? (i.e., What did the author want to find out?)
3) What were the author's main research findings? (i.e., What messages does the author want you to take away from the reading?)
4) How do class readings/materials complicate, support or contrast with the migration, gender/family issues presented in your chosen ethnography? (Cite examples from other course materials)
5) What new insights about migration and gender/family have you gained from reading the book?