Church Records as a Source of Data on Mexican Migrant Networks: A Methodological Note

1984 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 767-781
Author(s):  
Ina Rosenthal-Urey
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Studies ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Mexican Migration ◽  
Recent Issue ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Migrant Networks ◽  
Migration Networks ◽  
Mexican Migrant

This article discusses the methodological issues in the study of Mexican migration initiated by Cornelius and others in a recent issue of this journal (1982). It addresses two problems: the need to locate strategic regions in Mexico before field-work is begun; and the need to develop techniques for longitudinal studies of migration networks.

The “Relatives and Friends Effect:” Migration Networks of Transatlantic Migrants From the Late Habsburg Monarchy

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annemarie Steidl
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Habsburg Empire ◽  
Habsburg Monarchy ◽  
Family Ties ◽  
Migrant Networks ◽  
Migration Networks ◽  
The Social

This essay examines the effectiveness of the network of relatives and friends in providing support and information to Austrian transatlantic migrants under the Habsburg Monarchy, in attempt to broaden the historical study of migrant networks. It claims that these networks determined migrant movement collectively rather than individually, and sprung up in order to minimise the risk to migrants crossing the Atlantic. It analyses passenger shipping records, particularly data relating to the ports of Bremen and Hamburg in 1910, in order to draw the conclusion that social networks of migration under the Habsburg Empire did not solely rely on family ties, but also the established conventions of the migration process and the social status of the migrants themselves. It calls for further research into the role of families in migrant networks.

scholarly journals A new look at the supposed risks of early institutional rearing

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Woodhouse ◽  
A. Miah ◽  
M. Rutter
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Longitudinal Studies ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Institutional Practices ◽  
Causal Influence ◽  
New Look

The main focus is on the assessment of the effects of early institutional care and compares three longitudinal studies from Romania, Greece and Hong Kong/China. The findings have been strikingly contrasting. The review asks if the risks are dependent on whether or not the institutional rearing is accompanied by gross pervasive deprivation (as it was in Romania) and investigates the methodological issues to explore the causal influence of the outcomes. Evidence is considered on changing institutional practices and the benefits of doing so. Comparison is made between institutions with major deprivation and those without global deprivation. A small number of studies are discussed that look at direct comparisons between institutional and community care. The empirical and conceptual implications of the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Engendering Migrant Networks: The Case of Mexican Migration

Demography ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara R. Curran ◽  
Estela Rivero-Fuentes
Keyword(s):  
Mexican Migration ◽  
Migrant Networks

The Tradeoff of Temporariness: Economic and Social Impacts of H-2A Status on Mexican Migrant Men

2022 ◽  
pp. 019791832110660
Author(s):  
Shelby O'Neill
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
The United States ◽  
Undocumented Migrants ◽  
Mexican Migration ◽  
Mexican Migrants ◽  
Formal Economy ◽  
Discernible Effect ◽  
Mexican Migrant ◽  
Economic And Social Impacts

As the H-2A visa program expands to become a core component of contemporary Mexican migration to the United States, questions emerge about the tradeoffs migrants face between temporary and undocumented statuses. This article employs propensity score matching of participants in the Mexican Migration Project—an extensive binational survey of Mexican migrants and their families—to compare economic and social outcomes of H-2A visa recipients vis-à-vis undocumented migrants. Findings indicate that although H-2A visas offer benefits like a lower cost of living while abroad, they do not produce a discernible effect on wages relative to wages earned by undocumented migrants. While H-2A migrants are more likely to work in the formal economy, they are also less likely to build social capital or language proficiency in the United States than undocumented migrants, indicating a degree of social isolation that can be exploited by employers. This comparison contributes to a growing literature on the proliferation of temporary migratory statuses and the marginality experienced by migrants within these statuses.

Migration and Maritime Networks in the Atlantic Economy: An Introduction

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Hoste ◽  
Lewis R. Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Government Regulation ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Migrant Networks ◽  
Chain Migration ◽  
Migration Networks ◽  
Maritime Networks ◽  
Atlantic Economy ◽  
Interpersonal Ties

This chapter explores the factors that caused the acceleration of transatlantic migration in the latter nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Major contributing factors include the transition from sail to steam technology; the decrease in the price of a transatlantic tickets (due, in part, to fierce business competition); the growing presence of emigration agents and the campaigns to fill passenger lists; the increasing presence of government regulation; and the interpersonal ties of chain migration networks. It then outlines the aims of subsequent chapters and states the overall aim of the journal: to stimulate further academic research into the crossover between maritime and migrant networks.

Delirium

2020 ◽  
pp. 259-266
Author(s):  
Daniel Davis ◽  
Sarah Richardson ◽  
Esteban Sepulveda
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Studies ◽  
Brain Dysfunction ◽  
Acute Illness ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Descriptive Epidemiology ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Epidemiological Research ◽  
Considerable Uncertainty ◽  
Population Impact ◽  
Key Questions

Delirium is a common and severe neuropsychiatric syndrome of brain dysfunction characterized by acute and fluctuating inattention and other cognitive and perceptual deficits precipitated by acute illness. Despite being first described by Hippocrates more than two thousand years ago, there exists considerable uncertainty regarding the diagnosis of delirium due to our limited understanding of fundamental concepts, including its definition and pathophysiology. The ensuing lack of standardization results in delirium being frequently undiagnosed and significant misclassification bias in existing research. This chapter discusses the descriptive epidemiology of delirium, including methodological issues around case ascertainment in different population and clinical settings. There remains a lack of epidemiological research in the field, but we indicate the potential for observational longitudinal studies to address key questions on the population impact of delirium alongside fundamental questions of major importance to patients and their families regarding outcomes after delirium.

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