Title: La chulla vida : gender, migration, and the family in Andean Ecuador and New York City /
Authors: Pribilsky, Jason.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Ecuadorian Americans New York (State) New York Social conditions.; Ecuadorian Americans New York (State) New York Economic conditions.; Ecuadorians Migrations.; Sex role Ecuador Azuay Region.; Families Ecuador Azuay Region.; Sex role New York (State) New York.; Families New York (State) New York.; Transnationalism.; Azuay Region (Ecuador) Social conditions.; New York (N.Y.) Social conditions
Contents: Introduction -- Historical contexts : economy, migration, and the making of the Azuayo-Cañari region -- Jatundeleg : the rising cost of everyday life -- Rural youth, migration decisions, and the constitution of transnational households -- Undocumented migrants in Yoni -- Adapting to consumption: spending, saving, and transnational ties -- Aprendemos a convivir : conjugal relations, coparenting, and transnational lives -- Conclusion.