Social Context, Household Composition and Employment among Migrant and Nonmigrant Dominican Women.

Gurak, Douglas T.; Kritz, Mary M.

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ERIC Number: EJ528787

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Social Context, Household Composition and Employment among Migrant and Nonmigrant Dominican Women.

Gurak, Douglas T.; Kritz, Mary M.

International Migration Review, v30 n2 p399-422 Sum 1996

Analysis of the effects of household composition on employment using data from 528 Columbian and Dominican female immigrants in New York and 1,041 women residing in the Dominican Republic indicated that context was more important than group culture in explaining the labor force participation of Dominican women. (SLD)

Descriptors: Context Effect, Culture, Dominicans, Employment Patterns, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Structure, Females, Group Membership, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants, Labor Force, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Migrants, Social Environment

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York); South America

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