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Título :	Chisme across Borders: The Impact of Gossip in a Guatemalan Transnational Community
Palabras clave :	Demografía;Transnational gossip;gender;social remittances;Guatemala;United States
Editorial :	El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, A.C.
Descripción :	Qualitative interviews in both the Guatemalan Maya sending community of Jacaltenango and the receiving community of Jupiter, Florida, illustrate the gendered role of transnational gossip. Women whose husbands have migrated are subject to a high level of scrutiny from their family and neighbors, who may accuse them of infi delity, raising their children inappropriately, or spending money unwisely. To avoid gossip and its potential consequences, many women isolate themselves to such an extent that they experience psychological and physical symptoms of depression and anxiety. Th is article contributes to the debate on migration and gender by defining and confi rming the gendered nature of transnational gossip, identifying the factors that intensify gossip in the context of international migration, and providing evidence of the specifi c negative impact for women in the sending community.
URI :	http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/87400
Otros identificadores :	http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=15123085001
Aparece en las colecciones:	Colegio de la Frontera Norte - COLEF - Cosecha

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