As much of the world tried to return to normal living and working patterns after World War II; some 70;000 British women chose to be uprooted from the homeland they knew and loved. These were British war brides; a uniformly young group who by marrying American servicemen became part of the largest single group of female immigrants to the United States. Though the women came to the U.S. from all parts of the British Isles; they were an unusually homogeneous group; averaging 23 years of age; from working- or lower-middle-class families and having completed mandatory schooling to the age of fourteen. For the most part they emigrated alone and didn't move into an existing immigrant population. Jenel Virden draws on records in the National Archives in Washington; D.C.; and the Public Record Office in London; as well as questionnaires and personal interviews; in relating the women's story. Virden finds that the marriages actually took place in spite of; rather than because of; the war. And; while the women benefited from special nonrestrictive immigration legislation - and found public welcomes and a good deal of favorable publicity when they arrived - they also had much in common with other immigrant groups; including a strong sense of ethnic identity.
#399293 in Books Andrea J Nichols 2016-08-23Original language:English 8.90 x .70 x 5.90l; .0 #File Name: 023117263X336 pagesSex Trafficking in the United States Theory Research Policy and Practice
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An excellent resource for educatorsBy gfwI found this book to be well organized; carefully researched; and very comprehensive in its treatment of the complex subject of sex trafficking in the U.S. The theoretical perspectives surrounding sex trafficking were thoroughly explored; as were the policies and practices that have grown out of them; and the subsequent outcomes of these policies and practices from a sociological and criminal justice point of view. I especially appreciated the implications for practice presented by Nichols--the recommendations for practice at an individual; institutional and societal level based on these outcomes.
