Preface : ordinary families, extraordinary families -- Sacrifice -- Ofelia and Germán Cruz : migrant time versus child time -- Gender and parenting from afar -- Armando López on fatherhood -- Children and power during separation -- Middlewomen -- Cindy Rodríguez between two worlds -- Divided by borders.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Since 2000, approximately 440,000 Mexicans have migrated to the United States every year. Tens of thousands have left children behind in Mexico to do so. For these parents, migration is a sacrifice. What do parents expect to accomplish by dividing their families across borders? How do families manage when they are living apart? More importantly, do parents' relocations yield the intended results? Probing the experiences of migrant parents, children in Mexico, and their caregivers, Joanna Dreby offers an up-close and personal account of the lives of families divided by borders. What she finds i.
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JSTOR
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIL
Stock Number
22573/cttszd7k
Stock Number
242231
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Divided by borders.
International Standard Book Number
9780520266605
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Emigrant remittances-- Mexico.
Households-- Mexico.
Marital conflict, Case studies.
Mexicans-- Family relationships-- United States, Case studies.
Parent and child, Case studies.
Auswanderung
Emigrant remittances.
Emigration and immigration.
Familie
Familienbeziehung
Familiensoziologie
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS-- Abuse-- Child Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS-- Adoption & Fostering.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS-- Parenting-- General.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS-- Parenting-- Parent & Adult Child.