Adapting Spousal Relations and Transnational Family Structures: Responses to Mexican-Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Migration

By examining the families and supporting social structures of Mexican “temporary” migrant workers in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP), this article explains how these transnational families modify their structures in an evolving context of neoliberal transnational regionalization...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Díaz Mendiburo, Aaraón, McLaughlin, Janet, Wells, Don, Lyn, André
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2018
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositório:Norteamérica
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/330
Acesso em linha:https://www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/nam/article/view/330
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program
strengthening families
Mexico-Canada migration
transnational families
migrant workers
Programa de Trabajadores Agrícolas Temporales
fortalecimiento de las familias
migración México-Canadá
familias transnacionales
trabajadores migrantes
Descrição
Resumo:By examining the families and supporting social structures of Mexican “temporary” migrant workers in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP), this article explains how these transnational families modify their structures in an evolving context of neoliberal transnational regionalization. The authors discuss how migrants and their family members respond to changes associated with circular seasonal migration in order to both reduce threats of family breakdown and strengthen their families. They also analyze key contradictions associated with these responses, including those in which new behaviors contribute to greater autonomy and significant changes to gender roles, simultaneously creating greater stress for families.