Reframing the migration question: An analysis of men, women, and gender in Mexico

Social Forces

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1311-1347

  Kanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0034336201     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/78.4.1311     Document Type: Article

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