Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Social segregation of indigenous migrants in Mexico: An overview from MonterreyIn Mexico, rural-to-urban migration is a clearly noticeable phenomenon.During the last few years, there has been spontaneous growth in the migration of indigenous people towards the northern cities of Mexico, especially to Monterrey, in search of employment.Once the migrants arrive in this metropolis, they face difficulties adjusting and adapting to the city environment because of hidden discrimination.The main argument and hypothesis of this paper is that indigenous people isolate themselves and segregate themselves socially due to fear of (cultural and racial) discrimination and violence.For this study, data were obtained from fieldwork carried out during 2009 and 2010 in Monterrey, Mexico, where we interviewed 350 indigenous people that had moved there from different parts of the country.
Source: Urbani izziv
Institution: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2108892154