regarding the subjects themselves was compiled from the surveys they completed, this data included education level, position in the household, monthly income, # of children, marital status, residence time in Juarez, and if they had experienced violence while in Juarez. Moreover, this interview was performed during a critical point in the drug war, when the violence was at its peak.
C. A group of 16 parents of different families were selected from a larger pool of 300 families based on the fact that their families had 2 or more children, and in 8 families there was at least one parent who was employed in a maquiladora, while in the other 8 families none of the parent were employed in a maquiladora (this distinction was mainly done because maquiladoras …show more content…
The authors referred back to the observations they made regarding the gender roles at first, emphasizing how the mothers’ position as the caretaker and the “stay at home mother” resulted in a relatively safer environment for them to be exposed, as compared to the father who would have to leave for work everyday, literally dodging bullets sometimes, as mentioned from previous interviews. They also referred to their observations about how families would isolate themselves so as to avoid the violence as much as possible, they would isolate themselves by avoiding social interactions with neighbors, abstaining from leaving the home unless it is absolutely necessary, and even refusing to go see family or attend church. When talking about the fathers, the general concerns were the exposure they had to the violence just from having to traverse around the city providing for the family, which they pointed out was a major source of stress since lay-offs and shortening of hours were far too commonplace. Above all, the authors pointed out how their study greatly helped illuminate the deep effects the violence of Juarez had on the families that were exposed to it, they referenced this in their observation that the study they performed focused heavily on the points of view of the mothers of the
C. A group of 16 parents of different families were selected from a larger pool of 300 families based on the fact that their families had 2 or more children, and in 8 families there was at least one parent who was employed in a maquiladora, while in the other 8 families none of the parent were employed in a maquiladora (this distinction was mainly done because maquiladoras …show more content…
The authors referred back to the observations they made regarding the gender roles at first, emphasizing how the mothers’ position as the caretaker and the “stay at home mother” resulted in a relatively safer environment for them to be exposed, as compared to the father who would have to leave for work everyday, literally dodging bullets sometimes, as mentioned from previous interviews. They also referred to their observations about how families would isolate themselves so as to avoid the violence as much as possible, they would isolate themselves by avoiding social interactions with neighbors, abstaining from leaving the home unless it is absolutely necessary, and even refusing to go see family or attend church. When talking about the fathers, the general concerns were the exposure they had to the violence just from having to traverse around the city providing for the family, which they pointed out was a major source of stress since lay-offs and shortening of hours were far too commonplace. Above all, the authors pointed out how their study greatly helped illuminate the deep effects the violence of Juarez had on the families that were exposed to it, they referenced this in their observation that the study they performed focused heavily on the points of view of the mothers of the