Ra Ximhai (Jan 2013)

Building webs and making roads: the case of migration social webs in Cuacnopalan, Puebla

  • Marilu León Andrade,
  • Benito Ramírez Valverde,
  • Alejandro Ortega Hernández

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. Especial 1
pp. 33 – 46

Abstract

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The main objective of this paper is analyze migration social nets in a context of international and national migration process, in Cuacnopalan, municipality of Palmar de Bravo, Puebla (a new rural region which has been incorporated to international migration), In order to reach this task, we use as framework concepts like social webs and migration social webs. Furthermore, we focus on the importance and the function of social webs in population behavior;because this migration social webs have improve migrations process between domestic groups in the last years, which has turn national migration into international migration. These webs are based on relativeness, friendship, fellowship and are economic relationships too. Also, this research found that at the same time, migration represent one of the most important reproduction strategies developed by domestic groups, in this rural space, and this strategy could beimpossible to do without the development of a web to migrate; in this way, the existence of this kind of webs are an important untouchable social capital, which is materialized by a constant migration flow, that keep an economic, social and cultural link. So, migration is easier thanks to social webs, even without money to cover it.

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