LEADER 03555nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910814158303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-42231-6 010 $a9786612422317 010 $a0-520-94583-2 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520945838 035 $a(CKB)2550000000001423 035 $a(EBL)922925 035 $a(OCoLC)593235329 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000336808 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11297295 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336808 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10282339 035 $a(PQKB)11563616 035 $a(DE-B1597)519983 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520945838 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC922925 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000001423 100 $a20090515d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDivided by borders $eMexican migrants and their children /$fJoanna Dreby 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (334 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-26660-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface: Ordinary Families, Extraordinary Families -- $tAcknowledgments/Agradecimientos -- $t1. Sacrifice -- $t2. Ofelia and Germán Cruz: Migrant Time versus Child Time -- $t3. Gender and Parenting from Afar -- $t4. Armando López on Fatherhood -- $t5. Children and Power during Separation -- $t6. Middlewomen -- $t7. Cindy Rodríguez between Two Worlds -- $t8. Divided by Borders -- $tAppendix A: Research Design -- $tAppendix B: Family Descriptions -- $tNotes -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aSince 2000, approximately 440,000 Mexicans have migrated to the United States every year. Tens of thousands have left children behind in Mexico to do so. For these parents, migration is a sacrifice. What do parents expect to accomplish by dividing their families across borders? How do families manage when they are living apart? More importantly, do parents' relocations yield the intended results? Probing the experiences of migrant parents, children in Mexico, and their caregivers, Joanna Dreby offers an up-close and personal account of the lives of families divided by borders. What she finds is that the difficulties endured by transnational families make it nearly impossible for parents' sacrifices to result in the benefits they expect. Yet, paradoxically, these hardships reinforce family members' commitments to each other. A story both of adversity and the intensity of family ties, Divided by Borders is an engaging and insightful investigation of the ways Mexican families struggle and ultimately persevere in a global economy. 606 $aMexicans$xFamily relationships$zUnited States$vCase studies 606 $aEmigrant remittances$zMexico 606 $aHouseholds$zMexico 606 $aMarital conflict$vCase studies 606 $aParent and child$vCase studies 607 $aMexico$xEmigration and immigration 615 0$aMexicans$xFamily relationships 615 0$aEmigrant remittances 615 0$aHouseholds 615 0$aMarital conflict 615 0$aParent and child 676 $a306.874 686 $aMS 3600$qBVB$2rvk 700 $aDreby$b Joanna$f1976-$01756969 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814158303321 996 $aDivided by borders$94194592 997 $aUNINA