1. Is the article written by a sociologist, or published in a sociological peer-reviewed journal and how do you know that?
In the scholarly article, “The Working and Living Conditions of Migrant Farm Workers”, it is written by Hilario Molina II which is his thesis statements submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Texas-Pan American. Hilario major subject is Sociology, which is the study of life, social live, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. While on the other hand, the scholarly article; “Socio-Educational Programs for Migrant Farm Workers in Mexico: Main Features”, the main author is Elena Zhizhko who is a professor in the Economics and Sociology department at Autonomous University of Zacatecas in Mexico.
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This was due to the fact, that one article presented the working and living conditions of migrant farm workers. For instance a piece of information that really caught my attention was on Pg. 12 last paragraph is states’ “their predecessors (Kossoudji, 1989). It’s important to recall that migrant farm workers are hired because they are unskilled workers who are open to do the work that those in the host society no longer wishes to do and they are sought after for their lack of the familiarity of the host society’s language (Jenkins, 1978; Aguilera, 2003)”. Although this is considered to be true America knows what conditions these migrant workers face, then America should help them any way possible to improve these conditions. While on the other hand, in the other article is proves a table. On one side it has the Indicators of social deprivation and on the other the population and percentage of farm laborers who are suffering these indicators. In addition, it also provides statics that are related to migrant farm workers. Like poverty rate, life span and so on… Overall, both of these scholarly articles really go into more depth on the conditions and difficulties migrant farm workers …show more content…
The use of hard labor for cheap pay is a very common practice these workers are exposed to. While working in the agricultural fields the workers are left completely out of social benefits. For instance, warm housing, job security, food and unsanitary conditions. Every farm worker has social disadvantages. Considering this, the life of migrant farm worker is something not everyone can survive and does take a lot of sacrifice to overcome this. Many factors come into play that contribute to the exploitation of migrant farm workers. Both articles allows one to look and understand the culture and difficulties of a migrant farm
Have you ever thought of working in the hot sun for twelve hours ?Francisco Jimenez portrays the lives of migrant farmworkers as struggling with poverty and dealing with child labor by giving many examples.In “The Circut” by Francisco Jimenez the short story is about a Mexican boy named Panchito and his family. They crossed the border from Mexico to California for a better life as migrant farmworkers. They pack up and move each season to find work only to endure hardships and the struggle of having to start over every few months.
Chapter four talked a lot about The Tanaka brothers Farm and how the workers had picked berries once a week or twice a week and experienced several forms of pain days afterward. Workers often felt sick the night before picking due to stress about picking the minimum weight. This chapter also focuses ethnographic attention on how the poor suffer. The poorest of the poor on the farm were the Triqui Strawberry pickers. The Triqui migrant laborers can be understood as an embodiment of violence continuum. Triqui people experienced notable health problems affecting their ability to function in their work or their families. This chapter also talked about how crossing the border from Mexico to the United States involves incredible financial, physical, and emotional suffering for Triqui
Davis addresses various important factors in a peasant’s life. She highlights many components of peasant society, including their social classes and how their society values property in different ways. Davis also includes the peasants’ culture. She elaborates on the importance of children and the consequences of not being able to produce children. She also explains typical marriage procedures and customs. Lastly, Davis talks about some of the laws and common uses of the judicial system by peasants. By incorporating these factors into her book Davis is successful at recreating life for peasants in France during the sixteenth century.
In 1938, the Chavez family lost their farm due to the Great Depression. They were forced to relocate to California and become migrant workers. Chavez was distressed by the poor treatment that migrant farmworkers endured on a daily basis. His powerful religious convictions, dedication to change, and a skill at non violent organizing cultivated the establishment of the United Farmworkers (UFW). It was also referred to as “La Causa” by supporters and eventually became a vital movement for self-determination in the lives of California's farmworkers. The astounding nationwide lettuce and grape boycotts along with public support revealed the atrocities of California agribusiness and resulted in the first union hiring halls and collective bargaining for migrant workers. The details of the childhood of Cesar Chavez and how they would later shape his actions are a vital aspect of this book and the establishment of the farm workers movement.
(CITE WIKI SOURCE). Marcos uses a combination of sheer passion, factual evidence, and practical experience as a leftist rebel to show the reader that this Capitalist approach of the Mexican government severely damages many rural Mexicans traditions, quality of life, and labour conditions(POSSIBLE CONCLUSION).
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a federally funded program administered by the Food and Nutrition Service under the United States Department of Agriculture. Each state receives a grant to pay for WIC foods, administrative costs, nutrition education, and breastfeeding promotion and support. In 2009 WIC served approximately 9.3 million people per month. WIC services are available for nutritionally at risk, income qualified pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five. The WIC program provides nutrient-dense supplemental foods, nutrition education, and health care referrals to those who qualify. The mission of WIC is “To safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age five who at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.” (USDA)
Weigel, M. M. and R. X. Armijos (2011). "Exploratory Study of the Occupational Health and Health-Seeking of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers on the U.S.-Mexico Border." J Immigr Minor Health.
farmworkers are under difficult circumstances, and aside from their work they have to deal with
Conley, Dalton. (2013). You May Ask Yourself: An Introduction to Thinking like a Sociologist (3rd edition). Columbus, OH: W. W. Norton & Company.
---Life on migrant farmers was very hard during the Great Depression. Farmers struggled with low prices for the crops they produced all through the 1920s, but after 1929 things began to really down hill. During WWI farmers worked hard to produce record crops and livestock but after the war, when demand fell, prices fell so farmers tried to produce even more to pay their debts. In the early 1930s prices dropped so low that many farmers either couldn't pay rent on their land or went bankrupt and lost their farms. Farmers became looked to the government to step in to keep farm families in their homes but little was done.
It referenced multiple research articles which were published in famous journals, such as the Journal of Social Psychology and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Theoretical background of research is good, authors on their work used findings of their predecessors. Due to this fact, they primarily used findings of local Indian authors, and citation of American and European authors is very low. Moreover, research was published in 1990, however, authors primarily cite articles, which were published in the period from 1960 to 1985. So, the ratio of recent articles (respectively to 1990) is
Migrant workers are child laborers in the USA that work on farms - they all leave their homes at certain times of the year to harvest crops in other parts of the country. Migrant work has a lot of problems because of poverty. Although it is very difficult migrant work does have solutions.
In fact many women and children worked long hours in very poor working conditions. There was no medical coverage to pay for doctors or pension plans to help individuals once they’ve retied. In addition during this period job security didn’t exist and layoffs were very common especially during the slower winter months (Francis, Jones, and Smith 155). These harsh condition prove that even working class citizen weren’t presented with the opportunity to live life in prosperity. The obvious issues paved the way for the government to create social services such as Unions, charitable organizations, and social institutions. Most of these institutions provided relief to about two to three thousand working class citizen in their respective city (Francis, Jones, and Smith 160). But even with this minimal help the working class did not enjoy life in
First is the high female participation combined with low technology, second hired labour and cultural proscriptions on women’s work outside the home; and, third sharing of farm work between women and men with intensive cultivation. Though this classification helps to emphasize women’s role in farming, women roles are broader than classification as posited by Apusigah above. The rural northeast woman’s role is evident in the first category while third category is outside of the role of women. The second categorization is applicable and aligns with women’s labour and their roles and contribution on farms framed as appreciation instead of being recognized as work.
Pesticide exposure and its effects can be minimal as long as agricultural workers and their families follow the appropriate safety guilds and know how to protect themselves away from the pesticides.