A socioeconomic profile of Yucatec Maya families in migrating and non-migrating households

Abstract

Temporary male outmigration has become commonplace among many rural Yucatec Maya communities. An analysis of migrant and non-migrant households based on a series of economic variables reveals the types of households in which migration is most likely and most remunerative. In addition to explaining the statistical analysis used to generate the profile of households, an ethnographic example of each household type is included. The findings reveal that migration occurs among all household types (from poorest to wealthiest) and that households that are the most economically diversified are less likely to participate in the migration process.

Citation

Weinstein Bever, S. (2002), "A socioeconomic profile of Yucatec Maya families in migrating and non-migrating households", Research in Economic Anthropology (Research in Economic Anthropology, Vol. 21), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 187-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0190-1281(02)21008-2