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“We must secure our borders” has become an increasingly common refrain in the United States since 2001. Most of the “securing” has focused on the US–Mexico border. In the process, immigrants have become stigmatized, if not criminalized. This has had significant implications for social scientists who study the lives and needs of immigrants, as well as the effectiveness of programs and policies designed to help them. In this groundbreaking book, researchers describe their experiences in conducting field research along the southern US border and draw larger conclusions about the challenges of contemporary border research. Each chapter raises methodological and ethical questions releva...
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Concise supplemental book for the social stratification course in sociology. May also be appropriate as a supplement in a race relations course.
Las relaciones transatlánticas han cobrado una relevancia particular en los últimos años, no sólo por la importancia que tiene la relación interregional propiamente dicha, sino porque su función ha sido, entre otras cuestiones, equilibrar el poder internacional. Desde que China ingresó a la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) en 2001, el gigante asiático ha incrementado su relación comercial con el mundo entero, pero sobre todo con los socios tradicionales de Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea (UE), especialmente en el Sur Global, que lo proveerán de materias primas básicamente agrícolas y energéticas.