Chapters One and Two Flashcards
Main themes in Chapter One
How Holmes defines “structural violence”
Significance of the fieldwork that Holmes conducted with the Triqui migrant farmworkers
Social and economic conditions that lead to the migration of Triqui people in the US
How US immigration system impacts the experiences of migrant workers
What ways are health disparities among migrant workers presented in chapter one?
How Holmes’ position as an anthropologist and medical doctor influences his perspective on their struggles
Primary hardships that migrant farmworkers face in the US agricultural system
How Seth Holmes uses the concept of “embodied anthropology”
What role structural violence plays in the lives of Triqui
What ways migrant farmworkers experience the intersection of race, class, and citizenship
Examples of physical and mental health issues faced by farmworkers
How farmworkers and employers view each other and how this relationship reflects broader social hierarchies
How Holmes uses his personal fieldwork experience to highlight the plight of migrant farmworkers
Coping mechanisms/survival strategies that the migrant workers use in the face of difficult conditions
Symbolic violence
