Return to Aztlan : the Social Process of International Migration from Western Mexico.

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 Mexica...

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Main Author: Massey, Douglas S.
Other Authors: Alarcon, Rafael, Durand, Jorge, González, Humberto
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: CA : University of California Press, 1990
Series:Studies in demography (Berkeley, Calif.) ; 1.
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505 0 |a 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. 
505 8 |a 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. 
505 8 |a 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. 
505 8 |a 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. 
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