Doctoral Dissertation Research: Transnational Migration and Health Access

博士论文研究：跨国移民与健康获取

• 批准号: 1103236
• 负责人: Michael Bell
• 金额: $ 0.96万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-06-01 至 2012-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1103236&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Transnational; Migration

SES-1103236Michael BellJulie C. KellerUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonFor decades, migration research has focused on remittances sent from immigrants abroad to their families at home. Less discussed and understood is the transnational transfer of health goods in the reverse direction. This will extend transnational migration studies by explicitly considering how the production of health spans national boundaries. This study focuses on a migration stream of workers between the dairies of western Wisconsin and workers' communities of origin in central Veracruz, Mexico to answer the following questions: 1) How does the interaction of various dimensions of social marginalization-gender, language, ethnicity, citizenship, documentation-shape migrant health practices? 2) How, and to what extent, do different levels of incorporation into receiving societies shape the transnational health practices of migrants? 3) To what extent are the transnational health practices of migrants gendered? Data used to answer these questions will be collected through one year of participant-observation methods and in-depth interviews with current dairy workers in Wisconsin and former dairy workers in Veracruz. A key theoretical part of this investigation is identifying the role of immigrant incorporation in the formation of transnational health practices, thus contributing to current sociological debates in the area of migration. Secondly, this research will contribute to the sociology of gender and health by tracing how transnational health practices are shaped by gender relations. This study is timely given that recent health reform and impending immigration reform will very likely affect the way immigrants experience health care access and incorporation in receiving communities. This study offers a window into the lives of migrants at the margins of society as they negotiate access to health services and rely on transnational ties to manage health problems. The results of this research will provide important information not just for scholars, but for state agencies and immigrant advocates. Reports of findings will be shared with Wisconsin state representatives and various immigrant advocacy organizations at the state and national levels. Additionally, co-investigator will maintain connections with scholars in Xalapa, Veracruz to encourage dialogue between American and Mexican scholars on migration issues. The results of the study can inform future health policy and promote international academic alliances by shedding light on how immigrants get their health needs met in a context of constrained or restricted health access.

SES-11103236 Michael Belljulie C.威斯康星州 - 麦迪逊的Kelleruniversity数十年来，移民研究的重点是从国外移民到家里的家人的汇款。较少讨论和理解的是朝相反方向的跨国转移。这将通过明确考虑健康的产生如何跨国界限来扩展跨国移民研究。这项研究的重点是威斯康星州西部奶牛场与墨西哥中部工人的起源社区之间的工人迁移，以回答以下问题：1）如何与社会边缘化，语言，种族，种族，公民身份，文档移民健康惯例的各个维度的相互作用？ 2）如何以及在多大程度上将不同水平的融合到接收社会中塑造移民的跨国健康实践？ 3）移民性别的跨国健康实践在多大程度上？用于回答这些问题的数据将通过一年的参与者观察方法和对威斯康星州现任乳业工人和Veracruz的前乳业工人进行深入访谈。这项调查的一个关键理论部分是确定移民成立在跨国健康实践形成中的作用，从而有助于当前的移民领域社会学辩论。其次，这项研究将通过追踪跨国健康实践如何受性别关系来塑造性别和健康的社会学。鉴于最近的卫生改革和即将进行的移民改革很可能会影响移民在接收社区中体验医疗保健的机会并成立的方式，因此这项研究是及时的。这项研究为社会边缘移民的生活提供了一个窗口，因为他们协商获得卫生服务并依靠跨国联系来管理健康问题。这项研究的结果将不仅为学者提供重要信息，还为国家机构和移民倡导者提供重要信息。 调查结果的报告将与威斯康星州的代表和州和国家一级的各种移民倡导组织共享。此外，共同投资者将保持与Xalapa，Veracruz的学者的联系，以鼓励美国和墨西哥学者就移民问题进行对话。 这项研究的结果可以为未来的健康政策提供信息，并通过阐明移民如何在受限制或受限的健康方面满足其健康需求来促进国际学术联盟。