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Men in a developing society : geographic and social mobility in Monterrey, Mexico /

Case study of social mobility and labour mobility in Mexico, based on an interview survey of 1640 men (including migrant workers) in the monterrey urban area and 380 rural migration-prone men in a nearby rural community - examines the consequences of economic development for individual workers as re...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Balán, Jorge, 1940-, Browning, Harley L. (Author), Jelin, Elizabeth, 1941- (Author)
Corporate Author: University of Texas at Austin. Institute of Latin American Studies
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : Published for the Institute of Latin American Studies by the University of Texas Press, ©1973.
Series:Latin American monographs (University of Texas at Austin. Institute of Latin American Studies) ; no. 30.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part one. Setting the scene
  • Introduction
  • The development of Monterrey as an industrial center
  • Characteristics of communities of origin of migrants to Monterrrey
  • Part two. The life histories
  • Community, family of origin, and educational attainment
  • Entry into the labor force and early work experience
  • The social and economic context of migration to Monterrey
  • Marriage and early family formation
  • Paths of occupational mobility
  • Older men's biographical profiles and sons' prospects
  • Part three. A broader perspective
  • The process of stratification
  • The Monterrey mobility pattern: consequences and prospects.