Alejandra Pedraza
Biographic Data
| ID | 1713776 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alejandra Pedraza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alejandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Pedraza |
| SIGNATURE | PEDRAZA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oregon |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3465-7348 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Reimagining the American dream
In a time of declining belief in the American dream (the U.S.-based meritocratic ethos that hard work results in socioeconomic mobility), this article asks how people are reacting to the concept. Drawing on interviews with 65 respondents in Oregon, this article demonstrates that critiques of the American dream as a tool of settler colonialism and racial capitalism serve as a springboard for transforming it. We argue that respondents endeavor to c…
Compounded Caregiving
Based on qualitative interviews conducted remotely with twenty-five women heads of migrant-sending households in rural Mexico, we examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender inequities in caregiving and social reproduction. Taking medical anthropology's call to attend to the disparate impacts of the pandemic along lines of existing social inequities and vulnerabilities, we describe how women navigated interruptions to remittance flows, …
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Compounded Caregiving
Based on qualitative interviews conducted remotely with twenty-five women heads of migrant-sending households in rural Mexico, we examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender inequities in caregiving and social reproduction. Taking medical anthropology's call to attend to the disparate impacts of the pandemic along lines of existing social inequities and vulnerabilities, we describe how women navigated interruptions to remittance flows, …
Reimagining the American dream
In a time of declining belief in the American dream (the U.S.-based meritocratic ethos that hard work results in socioeconomic mobility), this article asks how people are reacting to the concept. Drawing on interviews with 65 respondents in Oregon, this article demonstrates that critiques of the American dream as a tool of settler colonialism and racial capitalism serve as a springboard for transforming it. We argue that respondents endeavor to c…
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 work) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (1 work) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (1 work) · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Ethnography (1 work) · Ethos (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (1 work)