Date of Award
4-1998
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. Arthur Helweg
Second Advisor
Dr. Alan Jacobs
Third Advisor
Dr. Ericka Loeffler
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This paper explores data collected on Mexican migrants who were living in southwestern Michigan during the Spring and Summer of 1994. Its purpose is to examine the role of the family among one migrant household and to determine whether the findings coincide with other studies completed on Mexican migrant families.
The data examined indicates two major problems in applying its findings to current migration literature. The first involves the concept of a 'united family unit' and the second relates to the notion of a 'common family goal.' The data suggests that the theory on which these concepts are based must be reconsidered and reformulated.
Recommended Citation
Maher, Patrick James, "A Multiplicity of Goals in a Migrant Household" (1998). Masters Theses. 4005.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4005