Umfang:
Online-Ressource (349 p.)
ISBN:
9780520069701
Serie:
Studies in Demography v.1
Inhalt:
Return to Aztlan analyzes the social process of international migration through an intensive study of four carefully chosen Mexican communities. The book combines historical, anthropological, and survey data to construct a vivid and comprehensive picture of the social dynamics of contemporary Mexican migration to the United States
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; Migration as a Social Process; Nature of the Study; Plan of the Book; 2. Study Design; Questionnaire Design and Interviewing; Sample Design; Data Coding and File Construction; Summary; 3. A Profile of the Four Communities; Geographic Setting; A Demographic Profile; A Socioeconomic Profile; The Agrarian Economies of Altamira and Chamitlan; Summary; 4. Historical Development of International Migration; The Macrohistorical Context; Altamira: Microhistory of a Traditional Town; Chamitlan: Microhistory of a Commercial Agrarian Town
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Santiago: Microhistory of an Industrial TownGuadalajara: A Different Historical Role; Summary: International Migration in Comparative Perspective; 5. Current Migration Patterns; Extent of Migration; Characteristics of the Trip; Demographic Background of Migrants Socioeconomic Background of Migrants Socioeconomic Selection of Migrants Summary; 6. The Social Organization of Migration; The Social Bases of Network Migration; Development of the Networks; Formation of Daughter Communities; Case Studies of Network Migration; Summary: Social Networks and Migration
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7. Migration and the Household EconomyStrategies of Migration; A Typology of Migrants; Characteristics of Migrant Strategies; Case Studies of Migrant Strategies; Migration and the Life Cycle; Migration and the Household Budget Summary; Summary; 8. The Socioeconomic Impact of Migration in Mexico; Spending Patterns; Housing; Standard of Living; Business and Employment; Ownership and Distribution of Farmland; Agricultural Production; Conclusions; 9. Integration in the United States; The Integration Process; Personal Integration; Social Integration; Economic Integration
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The Effect of Legal StatusOrientation to Mexico; Case Studies of Integration; Summary; 10. Principles of International Migration; Methods of Analysis; Steps in the Migration Process; Summary; 11. Conclusions; References; Index;
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520910058
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520069701
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Return to Aztlan : The Social Process of International Migration from Western Mexico
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
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