Final Flashcards
(31 cards)
Why is it important to research families and gender on the border?
families exhibit remarkable resiliency in spite of there harsh economic realities
How is the border /trans-border region characterized? (politically, economically, socially, etc.)?
High cross-border population mobility
Oversight of environmental quality
Has not helped border prosper
Weak bi-national health and human services infrastructure
How would you describe presence of latino children in the US
60% are in the borders of TX, NM, Arizona, California
91% in TX border
20% are foreign born
California more cross-border movement
How is the border region similar to or different from non-border regions in terms of language,
no significant difference in lang. fluency among latinos in border countries
How is the border region similar to or different from non-border regions in terms of poverty?
High latino children in poverty because of workforce participation and family structure
How is the border region similar to or different from non-border regions in terms of education ?
Latino drop out rate is high but not significantly high compared to the US
What are the drop-out rate factors
Language barriers, Transfer process/ constant movement, lack of cultural familiarity with US schools customs
How transnational lives and identities maintained?
example schools change start date to accommodate trips to b=visit families in mexico
Transnational
Events, communities and lives linked across borders, transformations that result widespread movement of Mexicans back and forth between their country of orgins
Binational
of or relating to 2 nations
Transborder
crossing or extending across border
Immigrant paradox
Phenomenon whereby first generation immigrant children outperform second or third generation immigrant children in school.
How does second generation Mexican American transnationalism differ from first generation?
affects parenting strategies, determine how SGMA negotiate their lives, amercanized
Maquiladoras Employment
Factories owned by US $10 daily 3000 along the border 1.3 mill young teens women childfree
Cross-border employment
not allow to work on both sides
workers must cross borders to work on other side
Marginal Employment
work part time, fewer hours, unemployment becomes a problem bc of job availability
employment in non-registered businesses
dominate by head of household, avoid taxes, under the table women become exploited and men become the own boss
Informal Employment
What are some characteristics of Latina Entrepreneur?
families are a big support, have more of a drive to support their family back in mexico
Platicas
conversations that allow us to self-discover who are in relationship to ourselves and others
Are the glue that maintains cohesion, resiliency, protection of Latina culture, social networks and identity and sustains the periods of distress
Platicas
Privileged Listeners
a chosen person to hear the most deep parts of ones life, confiding
Medical industrial complex
know something that is wrong with them and decide to not
Fatism
discriminating agaisnt others on the basis of fatness
Fat shaming
to cause the shame of being fat
