Leinaweaver Jessaca B
Brown University.
Lat Am Perspect. 2010;37(5):67-87. doi: 10.1177/0094582x10380222.
Migration from Peru has increased dramatically over the past decade, but the social and relational repercussions of these transnational movements have not yet been fully explored. Examination of the way migrants manage their responsibilities to dependent kin in Peru reveals that child fostering makes it possible for adults to migrate in search of better work opportunities by ensuring care for their children and company for their older relatives. For Peruvians engaging in labor migration, child fostering tempers some of the challenges of continuing to participate in established social networks from a distance.
在过去十年中，来自秘鲁的移民数量急剧增加，但这些跨国流动的社会和人际关系影响尚未得到充分探讨。对移民如何履行其对秘鲁受抚养亲属的责任的研究表明，寄养孩子使成年人能够通过确保孩子得到照顾和让年长亲属有人陪伴，从而去寻找更好的工作机会。对于从事劳务移民的秘鲁人来说，寄养孩子缓解了他们在远距离继续参与现有社会网络时面临的一些挑战。
