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Female Internal Migration: The case of Peru

Seminario Candiotti, Xiomara LU (2022) UTVK03 20221
Sociology
Abstract
The purpose of this study has been to provide a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic
situation of migrant women in the context of Peru, a country historically marked by internal
migration rates. It has been found that migrant women are socially excluded in relation to
three socioeconomic indicators (1) employment sector, (2) educational attainment and (3)
healthcare coverage, predominantly in the latter. Moreover, through the application of the
theory of social mechanisms, the underlying factors that perpetuate the reproduction of the
social exclusion of these women were thoroughly analyzed, where explanations at the macro
level, namely, the overall social downgrading of rural population and the persistent
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The purpose of this study has been to provide a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic
situation of migrant women in the context of Peru, a country historically marked by internal
migration rates. It has been found that migrant women are socially excluded in relation to
three socioeconomic indicators (1) employment sector, (2) educational attainment and (3)
healthcare coverage, predominantly in the latter. Moreover, through the application of the
theory of social mechanisms, the underlying factors that perpetuate the reproduction of the
social exclusion of these women were thoroughly analyzed, where explanations at the macro
level, namely, the overall social downgrading of rural population and the persistent
centralization in the country, as well as the micro level; namely, the migrant status and rural
background of these women have operated as the explanatory factors behind the social
exclusion of these women, portraying discriminatory practices in the capital city of Peru. (Less)
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Seminario Candiotti, Xiomara LU
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UTVK03 20221
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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English
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9089495
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study has been to provide a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic 
situation of migrant women in the context of Peru, a country historically marked by internal 
migration rates. It has been found that migrant women are socially excluded in relation to 
three socioeconomic indicators (1) employment sector, (2) educational attainment and (3) 
healthcare coverage, predominantly in the latter. Moreover, through the application of the 
theory of social mechanisms, the underlying factors that perpetuate the reproduction of the 
social exclusion of these women were thoroughly analyzed, where explanations at the macro 
level, namely, the overall social downgrading of rural population and the persistent 
centralization in the country, as well as the micro level; namely, the migrant status and rural 
background of these women have operated as the explanatory factors behind the social 
exclusion of these women, portraying discriminatory practices in the capital city of Peru.}},
  author       = {{Seminario Candiotti, Xiomara}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Female Internal Migration: The case of Peru}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}