Adriana López-Ramírez
M.A. in Sociology, Brown University
Contact Information:
Brown University
Department of Sociology
Box 1916
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: (401) 861-3459
Fax: (401) 863-3213
Adriana_Lopez-Ramirez@brown.edu
Year of Entry: 2003
Previous Degrees:
M.A. in Sociology, Brown University - 2005
M.A. in Demography, El Colegio de México (Mexico) - 1993
(all but the thesis)
B.A. in Physical Anthropology, National School of Anthropology and History - (Mexico)
Areas of Interest: Family Formation and Household Structures, International Migration, Population Aging, Latin America
My main interest is to address how the experience of migration, in particular international migration, affects family formation processes in communities of origin, in both migrants and non-migrants. I am interested on the mechanisms by which migration shapes the early stages of family formation and co-residence patterns.
My M.A. thesis explores the indirect and direct effects of migration on coresidence patterns among elderly population. Although in a context of low fertility and high population mobility, migration is generally seen as having detrimental effects on the elders' well-being, I explored how informal social support can counterbalance a reduced kin availability in contemporary Mexico.