Mexican immigrants in the labor market / Maria Luisa Amado.
2006
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Mexican immigrants in the labor market / Maria Luisa Amado.
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New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2006.
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viii, 208 pages ; 23 cm.
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New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Mexican immigrants in the Atlanta job market
The study
Mexican immigrants in the "New South"
The debate: strong versus weak network ties
Y nosotras, qu? engendering immigrant networks
Sociological perspectives on networks and job seeking
Job-seeking and network ties
Strong ties, settlement, and job seeking amongst Latin American immigrants in the U.S
Immigrant women's networks: the salience of gender in network formation and development
Investigating Mexican immigrants in Atlanta: field research and data collection
Research setting and study participants
Data collection
Data analyses
Profile of the informants
Socio-demographic characteristics
Migration history
Network connections upon arrival in the host society
Weak and strong ties in the immigrant network
Redefining strong and weak ties
Ties of paisanaje
"El coyote"
Dónde hay chamba? looking for a job in Atlanta
Formal job-seeking strategies
Men at work: informal job seeking strategies amongst male immigrants
From braceros to braceras: informal job-seeking strategies amongst female immigrants
The strength of strong ties: men's stories of paisanaje
Hermanos que dan la mano: case study of an immigrant supported by his paisanos
Ties that bind: relatives and friends as work links
What matters is who you know
Los esquinados: "free men" in a wild market
The long and lonely road: case study of an immigrant without network ties in the U.S
Street corner sociology: understanding la esquina as a job market
Marginal paisanas: women's stories
Unfulfilled dreams: case study of a woman who relied on weak ties
Bound in the household and unbound in the market
Gender matters
Conclusion
The debate: strong or weak ties?
Who draws strength from strong ties? The significance of gender
Social networks revisited
Bibliography
Appendix I
Interview guide (Spanish version)
English version
Appendix II.
The study
Mexican immigrants in the "New South"
The debate: strong versus weak network ties
Y nosotras, qu? engendering immigrant networks
Sociological perspectives on networks and job seeking
Job-seeking and network ties
Strong ties, settlement, and job seeking amongst Latin American immigrants in the U.S
Immigrant women's networks: the salience of gender in network formation and development
Investigating Mexican immigrants in Atlanta: field research and data collection
Research setting and study participants
Data collection
Data analyses
Profile of the informants
Socio-demographic characteristics
Migration history
Network connections upon arrival in the host society
Weak and strong ties in the immigrant network
Redefining strong and weak ties
Ties of paisanaje
"El coyote"
Dónde hay chamba? looking for a job in Atlanta
Formal job-seeking strategies
Men at work: informal job seeking strategies amongst male immigrants
From braceros to braceras: informal job-seeking strategies amongst female immigrants
The strength of strong ties: men's stories of paisanaje
Hermanos que dan la mano: case study of an immigrant supported by his paisanos
Ties that bind: relatives and friends as work links
What matters is who you know
Los esquinados: "free men" in a wild market
The long and lonely road: case study of an immigrant without network ties in the U.S
Street corner sociology: understanding la esquina as a job market
Marginal paisanas: women's stories
Unfulfilled dreams: case study of a woman who relied on weak ties
Bound in the household and unbound in the market
Gender matters
Conclusion
The debate: strong or weak ties?
Who draws strength from strong ties? The significance of gender
Social networks revisited
Bibliography
Appendix I
Interview guide (Spanish version)
English version
Appendix II.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-187) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2007. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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1593321333 alkaline paper
9781593321338
9781593321338
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