Max Weber Revisited, the Verstehen of Migration through Qualitative Research

This article begins with a reinterpretation of two basic concepts (Gemeinten Sinn and Verstehen ) in Webers theory of social relations. It defines international immigration as a social labor relation, characterized by an asymmetry of power between the principal ac - tors, namely, migrant worke...

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Autor principal: Jorge A. BUSTAMANTE
Formato: artículo científico
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Publicado: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, A.C. 2017
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description This article begins with a reinterpretation of two basic concepts (Gemeinten Sinn and Verstehen ) in Webers theory of social relations. It defines international immigration as a social labor relation, characterized by an asymmetry of power between the principal ac - tors, namely, migrant workers and their employers. It refers to Ernesto Galarzas book entitled Merchants of Labor: The Mexican Bracero Story. It proposes the use of a partici - pant observation method in which the author poses as an undocumented/unauthorized Mexican immigrant, that is, as a subject in his own research. This research design cor - responds to a qualitative approach not aimed at an empirical test of hypotheses but instead focused on a deep understandingor what Max Weber understood by his methodological concept of Verstehen of social phenomena. A reference to an encoun - ter with a fellow inmate in a detention center led to an empirical foundation for the concept of vulnerability used in further explaining and measuring migrations.
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spelling clacso-CLACSO875772022-03-22T17:46:37Z Max Weber Revisited, the Verstehen of Migration through Qualitative Research Jorge A. BUSTAMANTE Demografía Social relation international migration vulnerability of im - migrants participant observation qualitative research This article begins with a reinterpretation of two basic concepts (Gemeinten Sinn and Verstehen ) in Webers theory of social relations. It defines international immigration as a social labor relation, characterized by an asymmetry of power between the principal ac - tors, namely, migrant workers and their employers. It refers to Ernesto Galarzas book entitled Merchants of Labor: The Mexican Bracero Story. It proposes the use of a partici - pant observation method in which the author poses as an undocumented/unauthorized Mexican immigrant, that is, as a subject in his own research. This research design cor - responds to a qualitative approach not aimed at an empirical test of hypotheses but instead focused on a deep understandingor what Max Weber understood by his methodological concept of Verstehen of social phenomena. A reference to an encoun - ter with a fellow inmate in a detention center led to an empirical foundation for the concept of vulnerability used in further explaining and measuring migrations. 2017 2022-03-22T17:46:37Z 2022-03-22T17:46:37Z artículo científico http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=15149956002 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/87577 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=151 Migraciones Internacionales application/pdf El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, A.C. Migraciones Internacionales (México) Num.1 Vol.9
spellingShingle Demografía
Social relation
international migration
vulnerability of im - migrants
participant observation
qualitative research
Jorge A. BUSTAMANTE
Max Weber Revisited, the Verstehen of Migration through Qualitative Research
title Max Weber Revisited, the Verstehen of Migration through Qualitative Research
title_full Max Weber Revisited, the Verstehen of Migration through Qualitative Research
title_fullStr Max Weber Revisited, the Verstehen of Migration through Qualitative Research
title_full_unstemmed Max Weber Revisited, the Verstehen of Migration through Qualitative Research
title_short Max Weber Revisited, the Verstehen of Migration through Qualitative Research
title_sort max weber revisited, the verstehen of migration through qualitative research
topic Demografía
Social relation
international migration
vulnerability of im - migrants
participant observation
qualitative research
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