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.
Subjects:
Social mobility > Mexico > Monterrey.
Occupational mobility.
Migration, Internal > Mexico > Monterrey.
Career Mobility
Mobilité sociale > Monterrey, Mexique.
Mobilité professionnelle.
Migration intérieure > Mexique > Monterrey.
Mobilité sociale > Mexique > Monterrey.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban
Migration, Internal
Occupational mobility
Social mobility
social mobility.
labour mobility.
interview.
migrant workers.
urban area.
rural migration.
economic development.
adaptability.
social change.
research method.
statistical table.
Mobilidade social > México.
Economics.
Immigration law.
History.
mobilité sociale.
mobilité de la main-d'oeuvre.
travailleur migrant.
zone urbaine.
migration rurale.
développement économique.
adaptabilité
changement social.
méthode de recherche.
tableau statistique.
movilidad social.
movilidad de la mano de obra.
entrevista.
trabajador migrante.
zona urbana.
migración rural.
desarrollo económico.
adaptabilidad.
cambio social.
método de investigación.
cuadros estadísticos.
Mexico > Monterrey
Mexico, Nuevo León, Monterrey > Migration, Internal.
Mexico, Nuevo León > Social life and customs.
Mexico.
Mexique.
México.
case study.
survey.
bibliography.
reference.
étude de cas.
enquête.
bibliographie.
référence bibliographique.
estudio de casos.
encuesta.
bibliografía.
referencia.
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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.

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