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EXAM 1 Flashcards

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anthropology

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the study of people, past and present

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enculturation

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the process by which human infants learn their culture

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Explicit culture

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culture that people talk about and are aware of

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tacit culture

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knowledge people usually are aware of, but less likely to explain the “why”

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cultural relativism

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cultural traits are best understood when viewed within context

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ethnocentrism

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using the practices and beliefs of your own culture to assess how other cultures measure up

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eurocentrism

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the idea that western cultural ways are superior and the center/starting point

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intercultural sensitivity

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the idea that cultural understanding and the loss of ethnocentrism is a process

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cultural humility

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openness to “other”

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Globalization

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flows of people, ideas, culture, and knowledge between countries

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When do scholars argue globalization began

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1970s or 1980s

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what is the foundation of globalization

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colonization

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Public corporations are

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when investors can buy and sell stocks in the company

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private corporations are

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when corporations close off investments to the public

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Maquilapolis - Why are the factories in mexico?

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foreign countries go there for tax breaks and cheap labor

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Cultural agency

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to ability of a person to reflect on cultural practices

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what are two examples of cultural agency

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suffragettes & civil rights movement

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individualistic societies

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individual needs and wants are prioritized above those of the community

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collectivist societies

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needs of the community are above those of the individual

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remittances

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money earned in another country and sent home

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intersectionality

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when components of identity intersect to situate individuals within hierarchies

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what are labor unions

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a group made of workers that protect workers rights through contracts with the employer

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what do labor unions usually ensure

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decent working conditions, living wages, and employee benefits

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what is happening to labor unions in the US in recent years

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they are losing power due to policy and legal shifts

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what is the “race to the bottom”

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competition between countries to attract industry by limiting laws, ensuring cheap labor, and limiting environmental regulation

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outsourcing

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when one company hires another to perform pervce - aka contracting

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offshoring

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moving activity to another country - ex. clothing

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why do europeans prefer filipinas as domestic workers

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stereotypes - educated and catholic - can be trusted

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what is a care chain

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passing care for children and others to a less privileged woman, usually between countries

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why does the philippines want migration to be temporary?

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becomes once they become permanent residents, the would no longers send remittances, and no longer provide income to the philippines

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labor migration

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working going to another country, continuously increasing

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Who are labor migrants usually?

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those who have some resources to begin with to pay for travel costs

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transnational migration

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people that maintain a tie with their home country in some way

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how important are remittances ?

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extremely, they do more to alleviate poverty than official aid

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how are remittances sent home?

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through banks and money transfer services, cash, or through gifts

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what are remittances mainly used for?

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household and basic necessities

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production

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goods obtained from the natural environment and altered to become consumables for society

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distribution

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the rules adopted by society regarding resources, such as access and division of goods

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what are the two models of distribution

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reciprocity and redistribution

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reciprocity

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an exchange of goods (trade)

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redistribution

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goods flow to a central point and are then shared out among members

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what are the examples of production in smaller scale societies?

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pastoralism, horticulture, and agriculture

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pastoralism

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a nomadic people that practice animal husbandry - raising animals for milk, meat, or bloods

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horticulture

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small scale crop cultivation with simple technology; no irrigation

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what are the other names for horticulture

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slash-and-burn & swidden

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what is the cycle used in horticulture

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a cycle of burning, clearing, and moving

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agriculture

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permanent and intensive cultivation

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industrialized agriculture

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large scale cultivation with mechanized factory production

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colonization

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political conquest of one society by another

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Why do countries colonize?

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for land, resources, and other justifications (christianization/to “civilize”)

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why is it important to study the history of colonization

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to understand global disparties and patterns that are around today - always reflective of the past

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society

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group of humans living together

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subculture

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subdivision within a culture

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worldview

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lens through which we view the world

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fieldwork

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immersed in daily life of a culture

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Emic

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the insiders view; more knowledgable

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Etic

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the outsiders view; no personal connections - sees more clearly

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participant observation

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doing what the people are doing

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flows in globalization

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people, culture, money, problems, solutions

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B-corporations

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3 priorities - profit, environment, and community

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Inuit classification system

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separate terms for the nuclear family that aren’t used outside nuclear family

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hawaiian classification system

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single term for all relatives of the same sex and gender

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cultural sturcture

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the forces and processes of culture that surround us

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sex

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biological differences within a species

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gender

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interpretations of biological patterns; cultural construct

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DSD

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differences of sex development

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gendered lens

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asking how globalization is experienced depending on gender identity

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double day

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working a full day of work and coming home and doing all domestic work for family

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two spirit

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individuals in native american cultures who do not fit into either gender

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what is the federal minimum wage

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$7.25

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what is the 2022 fed poverty guideline

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13,590/yr

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What company holds 3 shareholders on the forbes list of 20 wealthiest people in the world

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Walmart

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genocides

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killing of a cultural group

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ethnocide

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destroying a culture

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periods of independance

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varies greatly country to country

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neocolonialism

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persisting relationships despite the end of formal domination

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capitalism

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economic system that has become firmly established across the world

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settler colonialism

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the idea colonization is an ongoing structure rather than a historic event - settlers displacing original population

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neoliberalism

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the dominant form of capitalism that includes free trade, elimination of barriers, and privatization

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free trade/free market

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leave the market be, no outside influence (govt)

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subsidies

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a payment to individuals or firms from the govt

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tariffs

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a tax on imports or exports

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privitization

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the shifting of govt run industries to private sector

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World Trade Organization (WTO)

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maintain rules and brings countries together to negotiate on trade

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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monitors the “economic health” of countries and provides “technical assistance”

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World Bank

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poverty alleviation

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loan conditions

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conditions countries MUST follow to receive aid; neoliberal policies

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debt

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countries that receive loans must repay the money - with interest

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what are the 8 principles for rebuilding economy (chang)

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  1. realizing free market capitalism is the worst economic system, 2. building the system on the recognition that human rationality is severely limited, 3. building a system that brings out the best of people, 4. stop believing that people are always paid what they ‘deserve’, 5. we need to take “making things” more seriously, 6. we need to strike a better balance between finance and ‘real’ activities, 7. government needs to become bigger and more active, 8. and the world economic system needs to ‘unfairly’ favor developing countries
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what are care resources?

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the resources needed to care for family members and dependants

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what are the two groups that do not consistently benefit from neoliberal policies

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farmers and low income countries

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commodification for mother child bonds

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putting a price on motherly love in the sense of the domestic care chain - using the love a mother has for her separated child

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monoeconomics

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the idea that due to neoliberal policies, one global economic system is forming, whether or not it’s a good fit for a country

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glocal

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something characterized by both local and global considerations

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what is an example of something “glocal”

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the south african world cup

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globality

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a social condition characterized by tight global economic, political, cultural, and environmental interconnect

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what does parreñas mean by “gender paradox”

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the reorganization of households due to transnational migrant mothers

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multiplier effect

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impact of the remittances beyond the receiving household

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