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Not in the Eyes of the Beholder: Envy Among Bolivian Migrants in Spain.
- Source :
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International Migration . Dec2011, Vol. 49 Issue 6, p74-94. 21p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This article explores a culturally sensitive topic, envy, among Bolivian migrants in Spain. Following a constructivist approach to emotions, we examine discourses of envy, as they are shaped by the cultural contexts in which they emerge. Our study uses a sample of 30 transnational households and multi-sited ethnography to illustrate the ways emotions and their effects on sociality serve as a mechanism of social control, especially when the boundaries of such a community have been stretched transnationally. Envy is an important component of a belief system central to understanding the emergence, or lack thereof, of trust and solidarity among migrants and can shape the types of social relations and conflicts between migrants and non-migrant households back in Bolivia. These conflicts have been exacerbated by economic instability, high unemployment rates and precarious wages especially for the undocumented migrant community in Spain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00207985
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Migration
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 66644918
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2011.00705.x