Swap Meets and Socioeconomic Alternatives for Mexican Immigrants
The Case of the San Joaquin Valley
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18975784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magdalena Barros Nock (0000-0002-6847-8700, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, corresponding author), Magdalena Nock |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 307-317 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.68.3.6550852777144576 |
| OpenAlex | W1968240303 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
Swap meets have a long tradition in California's San Joaquin Valley. These are markets of different sizes and characteristics that have changed and adapted to demographic changes in the Valley. This article has two interrelated objectives. The first is to describe swap meets' main characteristics and how they have changed, paying special attention to changes introduced by Mexican vendors and consumers. The second is to discuss the different strategies implemented by men and women of Mexican origin in order to open a business at the swap meets. This article is based on qualitative data gathered during four months of field work in southern Central Valley. Seventeen swap meets were studied in Kern, Tulare, Kings and southern Fresno Counties
Archaeology · Economics · Geography · Immigration · Political science · Population · San Joaquin · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Swap (finance) · Demography · Environmental Science · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2022 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |