Mexican migrants and their parental households in Mexico / Paula Fomby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fomby, Paula.

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexicans--Family relationships--United States.

Mexicans.

Emigrant remittances--Mexico--Sociological aspects.

Emigrant remittances.

Households--Mexico.

Households.

Migrant labor--United States.

Migrant labor.

Mexico--Emigration and immigration.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 164 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fomby explores how U.S.-bound migrants participate in systems of intergenerational exchange with their families remaining in Mexico. Taking the perspective of migrants as adult children in their families of origin, she considers the factors associated with inception of migration careers, and asks how migration by selected children affects the social and economic organization of the parental household. Fomby s review of theoretical and empirical research shows that the dominant focus on male labor migration overlooks how migrants continue to relate to and influence parents and siblings. She shows that migrant-sending parental households in Mexico are distinctive in their composition, and that migrants continue to make significant economic contributions from abroad.

Contents:

Introduction: Households of origin and Mexico-U.S. migration

Models of migration and household organization

The shape and form of parental households in Mexico : a descriptive summary

The influence of households of origin on Mexico-U.S. migration

Homeleaving by nonmigrant siblings

The role of migration in cash transfers from children to parents

Conclusion: Migrants as adult children and siblings.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-161) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-188-0

OCLC:

65562677