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The Effect of Emigration of Husbands of Husbands on the Status of their Wives: An Egyptian Case

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2009

Judy H. Brink
Judy H. Brink
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Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, and GeographyLock Haven University
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Abstract

It is a widespread pattern in many countries in the Third World for men to leave their families and migrate long distances in order to earn money. The effects of labor migration are usually studied using a macro approach: how migration effects the wages, labor supplies, and governmental policies on the national level. In this study, labor migration is studied using a micro approach: the effect of the migration of the husband on the relationships between husband and wife, mother and child, and wife and in-laws.

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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , May 1991 , pp. 201 - 211
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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