Mexican migrants and their parental households in Mexico /
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 ho...
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New York :
LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC,
2005.
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| Series: | New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
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.
