Descriptor
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| Immigration | 2 |
| Migration Patterns | 2 |
| Aspiration | 1 |
| Community Characteristics | 1 |
| Divorce | 1 |
| Family Influence | 1 |
| Heads of Households | 1 |
| Interpersonal Relationship | 1 |
| Males | 1 |
| Mexicans | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Social Forces | 2 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Mexico | 2 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedKandel, William; Massey, Douglas S. – Social Forces, 2002
Examines a Mexican "culture of migration," in which U.S. migration becomes an expectation for young people. Among approximately 7,000 secondary students surveyed in Zacatecas (Mexico), adolescents from families involved in U.S. migration were more likely to aspire to live and work in the United States, increasing the likelihood they…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Immigration
Direct linkFrank, Reanne; Wildsmith, Elizabeth – Social Forces, 2005
This article provides an empirical test of the widely accepted assumption that migration contributes to union instability. The data come from the Mexican Migration Project (MMP) data base MMP93. We use multilevel discrete time event history analysis to specify the odds of union dissolution for male household heads by individual- and…
Descriptors: Social Control, Divorce, Foreign Countries, Migration Patterns
