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Analyze Sunaina Maira's Ethnography Desis in the House

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Analyze Sunaina Maira's ethnography Desis in the House. Who are desis? What conflicts of ethnicity, gender, and authenticity do they navigate? What if anything can we learn about the experiences of second-generation immigrants from the case study of desi culture?


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Role Socialization

The process of learning the norms and behaviors associated with a particular social role within society.

Gender Schemas

Cognitive structures that reflect the perceived societal expectations and beliefs about gender roles and behaviors.

Transgender

When a person’s gender identity and/or gender expression differs from the sex assigned at birth.

Biological Sex

The physical aspects of a person’s sex.

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