[Mexican families in their homeland and in exile]. / Familles mexicaines du pays et de l'exil.

"The present study takes advantage of the Mexican and American census simultaneity in Spring 1990 to compare the Mexican populations according to their migratory status. The analysis of their composition by age and by sex is completed by an estimation of the undercount of migrants omitted by these statistics.... The fertility of the Mexican immigrants is compared to that of the country of origin and to that of Mexican Americans so as to specify changes induced by the exile. But one of the most interesting mutations deals with the recomposition of the migrant's family in the U.S.: units of residence gain in complexity by the extended integration of relatives or individuals that do not belong to the nuclear family." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)

Migration and circulation in Ecuador.

"This study investigates labor mobility in Ecuador as a function of the socioeconomic structure of places and personal attributes of migrants and circulators (short-term movers).... Particular attention is given to the role of agrarian change in altering established migration and circulation patterns." The author finds that "circulation may significantly alter family organization and the role of women in many Ecuadorian communities."

[The family in the twenty-first century: a demographic review]. / A familia no seculo XXI: um enfoque demografico.

PIP: The future of the family in Brazil is examined in the context of convergence theory concerning family transformation. In particular, the author considers whether industrialization and urbanization will affect the family in different societies in the same way. Factors considered include declining fertility, increased life expectancy, increased female labor force participation, sexual liberation, the fragility of conjugal relationships, and growing individualism. (SUMMARY IN ENG)^ieng

Patterns of household immigration into South Texas.

This article examines Mexican migration into South Texas in recent decades and focuses on changes in the characteristics of the migrants' households. An ethnographic approach is used in examining 56 permanent, immigrant households. "This article introduces a hypothesis for explaining the increase and permanency of household immigration." It is found that "immigration often leads to downward social mobility with respect to legal status of household members, type of employment, and property ownership. Of particular note is the transformation of the household from a single to a multiple worker unit, in response to agricultural labor demands and growing employment opportunities in the non-agricultural sector."