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‘Aprendemos A Convivir’: Conjugal Relations, Co‐parenting, and Family Life Among Ecuadorian Transnational Migrants in New York and The Ecuadorian Andes

Pribilsky, Jason·2004·Global Networks
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2004.00096.x
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The aim of this article is to examine conjugal relations, co‐parenting and family life among Ecuadorian transnational migrants in New York and the Azuayo‐ Cañari highlands of Ecuador. It counters two commonly‐held views of transmigration. Officials and academics often stress the negative impacts of male migration to the USA, arguing that it leads to spousal abandonment. In addition, studies of gender in transnational relationships generally concentrate on women's experiences and lack a more nuanced understanding of men's lives in migration. Based on interviews with both male migrants in New York and women in Ecuador, this research focuses instead on how intact couples work to redefine roles, relationships and family life; how they learn to live side‐by‐side (aprender a convivir). The article begins with an account of men's adjustment to single life in the city, which is then juxtaposed to women's experiences in the sending villages. The main section presents a narrative of one couple, revealing how they handle remittances, communication, child‐raising and their own relationship. Their experiences highlight the tensions and problems faced by young couples starting to form their own autonomous households in a setting increasingly different from that of previous generations. But, despite hardships, such couples often state that their relationship improved after migration.

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Authors
Pribilsky, J.
Affiliations
Whitman College (US)
Corresponding author
Pribilsky, Jason
ORCID
Pribilsky, Jason
Venue
Global Networks
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2004-06-18
Volume
4
Issue
3
Pages
313-334
ISSN
  • 1470-2266 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0374
DOI
10.1111/j.1471-0374.2004.00096.x
OpenAlex
W2086641914
Cited by
220
References
33
Citations by year
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FWCI
28.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
Global Networks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Keywords
transnational migration, marital relationships, co-parenting, family life, Ecuadorian migrants, New York, remittances, gender roles, young couples, intergenerational change

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