RT Journal Article
T1 Divided families among Latin American immigrants in Spain: just how level is the playing field?
A1 Sánchez Domínguez, María Isabel
A1 Reher Sullivan, David Sven
A1 Requena, Miguel
AB International migratory movements tend to produce the reality of divided families that are located in at least two different places. The literature on divided or transnational families and family reunification movements has shown how the socio-demographic determinants in origin and the socio-economic and institutional factors in destination drive these processes. Assuming that migratory movements are the result to a large extent of specifically familial dynamics and strategies, in this paper we are interested in exploring whether other elements associated to the country of origin and to the relationship between country of origin and country of destination have a discernible influence on the family results of migration and, specifically, on the separation and subsequent reunification of the immigrant families. This complex set of elements builds on the playing field where migratory decisions are taken. The Spanish case,characterized by a sudden explosion of international immigration between 2000 and 2007 and significant numbers of Latin American migrants arriving during these years, is a particularly suitable scenario to investigate this phenomenon. The empirical analysis will be mainly based on the National Immigrant Survey of Spain (2007).
SN 1873-5398
YR 2013
FD 2013-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/117377
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/117377
LA eng
NO Reher, D., Requena, M., & Sánchez-Domínguez, M. (2013). Divided families among Latin American immigrants in Spain: just how level is the playing field?. The History of the Family, 18(1), 26-43.
NO Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025