TY - JOUR
T1 - Constructing the family
T2 - Mexican migrant households, marriage, and the state
AU - Castellanos, M. Bianet
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - Recent research on migrant settlement shows that women play an important role in consolidating migrant households and facilitating permanent settlement in migrant sites. Other studies demonstrate that government policies and legislation also determine the contours of migrant communities. A case study of a Maya migrant community in Cancún, Mexico, shows that state policies and the economic systems associated with an international tourist industry restrict the actual process of settlement to men and women who enter into a marriage contract, replicate the model of the "nuclear family," and demonstrate good citizenship. This case suggests that the global economy and state policies play a key role in reifying gender relations in migrant communities.
AB - Recent research on migrant settlement shows that women play an important role in consolidating migrant households and facilitating permanent settlement in migrant sites. Other studies demonstrate that government policies and legislation also determine the contours of migrant communities. A case study of a Maya migrant community in Cancún, Mexico, shows that state policies and the economic systems associated with an international tourist industry restrict the actual process of settlement to men and women who enter into a marriage contract, replicate the model of the "nuclear family," and demonstrate good citizenship. This case suggests that the global economy and state policies play a key role in reifying gender relations in migrant communities.
KW - Gender
KW - Housing policies
KW - Indigenous migration
KW - Mexico
KW - Settlement
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U2 - 10.1177/0094582X07311365
DO - 10.1177/0094582X07311365
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:37449031756
SN - 0094-582X
VL - 35
SP - 64
EP - 77
JO - Latin American Perspectives
JF - Latin American Perspectives
IS - 1
ER -