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Mexican migrants and their parental households in Mexico /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fomby, Paula
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2005.
Series:New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subjects:
Mexico > Emigration and immigration.
Mexicans > United States > Family relationships.
Emigrant remittances > Mexico > Sociological aspects.
Households > Mexico.
Migrant labor > United States.
Table of 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.