The formation of female-headed households in poor urban sectors in Colima, Mexico: a five-case analysis

This paper analyses the factors that led women from urban areas of medium-sized cities of western Mexico to become the head of the household. The paper aims to discuss the reasons that led women to break with their partners as well as the paths they followed to become the head of the household. The...

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Autores principales: Ana Josefina Cuevas Hernández, Carlos David Solorio Pérez
Formato: artículo científico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Universidade Federal de Goiás 2009
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Carlos David Solorio Pérez
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description This paper analyses the factors that led women from urban areas of medium-sized cities of western Mexico to become the head of the household. The paper aims to discuss the reasons that led women to break with their partners as well as the paths they followed to become the head of the household. The paper presents the results of research on this subject carried out throughout 2007 in Colima, Mexico. The study aims to show that the formation of alternative forms of domestic and family life is a consequence of external phenomena such as globalization, cultural, historical and political factors.
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spelling clacso-CLACSO589342022-03-18T15:36:43Z The formation of female-headed households in poor urban sectors in Colima, Mexico: a five-case analysis Ana Josefina Cuevas Hernández Carlos David Solorio Pérez Antropología Female-headed households social change women stigma social class This paper analyses the factors that led women from urban areas of medium-sized cities of western Mexico to become the head of the household. The paper aims to discuss the reasons that led women to break with their partners as well as the paths they followed to become the head of the household. The paper presents the results of research on this subject carried out throughout 2007 in Colima, Mexico. The study aims to show that the formation of alternative forms of domestic and family life is a consequence of external phenomena such as globalization, cultural, historical and political factors. 2009 2022-03-18T15:36:43Z 2022-03-18T15:36:43Z artículo científico http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=70312344012 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/58934 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=703 Sociedade e Cultura application/pdf Universidade Federal de Goiás Sociedade e Cultura (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.12
spellingShingle Antropología
Female-headed households
social change
women
stigma
social class
Ana Josefina Cuevas Hernández
Carlos David Solorio Pérez
The formation of female-headed households in poor urban sectors in Colima, Mexico: a five-case analysis
title The formation of female-headed households in poor urban sectors in Colima, Mexico: a five-case analysis
title_full The formation of female-headed households in poor urban sectors in Colima, Mexico: a five-case analysis
title_fullStr The formation of female-headed households in poor urban sectors in Colima, Mexico: a five-case analysis
title_full_unstemmed The formation of female-headed households in poor urban sectors in Colima, Mexico: a five-case analysis
title_short The formation of female-headed households in poor urban sectors in Colima, Mexico: a five-case analysis
title_sort formation of female-headed households in poor urban sectors in colima, mexico: a five-case analysis
topic Antropología
Female-headed households
social change
women
stigma
social class
url http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=70312344012
http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/58934