La chulla vida
Subtitle: gender, migration, and the family in Andean Ecuador and New York City
By: Jason Pribilsky.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Gender and globalization
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Syracuse, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780815631194; 9780815631453
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; Family -- Ecuador -- Azuay Region; Sex role -- New York (State) -- New York; Family -- New York (State) -- New York; Transnationalism; Azuay Region (Ecuador) -- Social conditions; New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Historical contexts : economy, migration, and the making of the Azuayo-Caari region; title: Jatundeleg : the rising cost of everyday life; title: Rural youth, migration decisions, and the constitution of transnational households; title: Undocumented migrants in Yoni; title: Adapting to consumption: spending, saving, and transnational ties; title: Aprendemos a convivir : conjugal relations, coparenting, and transnational lives; title: Conclusion.