Jamaican and Black-American Migrant Farm Workers: A Comparative Analysis.

Foner, Nancy; Napoli, Richard

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Jamaican and Black-American Migrant Farm Workers: A Comparative Analysis

Foner, Nancy; Napoli, Richard

Social Problems, 25, 5, 491-503, Jun 78

Two factors that may account for the differences in behavior between these groups of migrant workers are: (1) the relative value of the wages paid to Jamaicans and black Americans; and (2) the actual, as well as perceived, opportunities for mobility of each group. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Income, Job Satisfaction, Migrant Workers, Occupational Mobility, Social Mobility

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