Sacrificing families : navigating laws, labor, and love across borders /

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Widening global inequalities make it difficult for parents in developing nations to provide for their children, and both mothers and fathers often find that migration in search of higher wages is their only hope. Their dreams are straightforward: with more money, they can improve their children'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Abrego, Leisy J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Salvadorans > Family relationships > United States.
Immigrants > Family relationships > United States.
Immigrants > Family relationships > El Salvador.
Immigrant families > El Salvador.
Children of immigrants > El Salvador.
Immigrants.
Emigrants and Immigrants
Family Separation
Salvadoriens > Relations familiales > États-Unis.
Familles immigrantes > Salvador.
Enfants d'immigrants > Salvador.
emigrants.
immigrants.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Immigrants
Children of immigrants
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects
Immigrant families
Immigrants > Family relationships
El Salvador > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
El Salvador
United States
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Aspect social.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Widening global inequalities make it difficult for parents in developing nations to provide for their children, and both mothers and fathers often find that migration in search of higher wages is their only hope. Their dreams are straightforward: with more money, they can improve their children's lives. But the reality of their experiences is often harsh, and structural barriers-particularly those rooted in immigration policies and gender inequities-prevent many from reaching their economic goals. Sacrificing Families offers a first-hand look at Salvadoran transnational ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 250 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-242) and index.
ISBN:9780804790574
0804790574

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