Much of what we accept about human development, B la Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg, has been based primarily on the study of White middle class men. Since the mid-l970s, several authors have written about the need to explore female development. Indeed, the parameters of a "new psychology" of women were outlined in Miller's (1 976) classic work, Toward a New Psychology of Women. The implications, however, of a "women's psychology" ultimately lead to a line of thinking that gives new credence to old stereotypes about the difference between men and women. Gilligan's (1982) study, In a Different Voice, served to institutionalize "difference" as the key modifier of gender psychology. This focus on supposedly innate difference has provided ''proof ' for reinforcing gender stereotypes.Ostensibly, as a reaction to this new psychology of women, Robert Bly's (1990) Iron John gave birth to the men's movement and a need to explore the differences in male psychology. Unfortunately, this reaction was based on a socially constructed reality, that is, a mythopoetic gender reality as construed by Bly. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Susan Faludi (199 1) stated that Bly's movement is a part of the contemporary backlash against women and against feminism.
Immigration reform has come to the forefront of the political arena again, most recently sparked by the controversy surrounding Arizona Senate Bill (ASB) 1070. Mostly missing from these discussions is a focus on the impact upon lived human conditions that may result from such legislative reform. This article examines the literature regarding the stress and potential psychosocial trauma that may be associated with immigration and the acculturation process, with an emphasis on the effects of the ASB 1070. The article concludes by identifying relevant implications for research.
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