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Elderly women’s vulnerability, work and health in Ameca, Jalisco
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-01-01)This research analyzes the living conditions of elderly people, especially women, in Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico. Examining their situation from a gender perspective enables us to show the complexity of the relationships ... -
Institutional capacities and performance of water utilities in Hermosillo, Sonora, and Mexicali, Baja California
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-01-01)The institutional capacity approach is used to analyze the political factors affecting the allocation of resources (legal, organizational and human) for two water utilities in the north of Mexico (Comisión Estatal de ... -
Housing policy in magical towns: the case of Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-01-01)The objective of this paper is to analyze the social practices that determine the habitability conditions and are adopted by Álamos’ inhabitants in order to increase their quality of life in the new spaces developed. It ... -
Unionization and labor precariousness in Mexico
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-01-01)This study analyzes the relationship between unionization and labor precariousness in Mexico by using a quantitative methodology based on micro data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography’s National Survey ... -
Low birth weight and congenital defects in connection with mine sites and agricultural fields in Sonora, Mexico. 2008-2012 prevalence
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-01-01)There is evidence of environmental contamination due to mines and agricultural fields in Sonora, Mexico. Objective: to spatially study the prevalence of birth defects (BD), neural tube defects (NTD) and low birth weight ... -
In the heat of masculinity. Climate, migration and gender regulations in Costa de Hermosillo, Sonora
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-01-01)In this study on migrant agricultural workers in the Costa de Hermosillo, Sonora, we present a first analytical and descriptive approximation of the interaction between climate and masculinity in northwestern Mexico. Through ... -
Masculinity, rurality and regional hegemonies: reflections from northern Mexico
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-01-01)We present the results of qualitative research aimed at knowing the presence of gender ideologies in the process of state formation (in particular, regionalist discourses) in Sonora. The methodology involved discourse ... -
Environmental complexity in Guanajuato’s Bajio: implications of the civilizing project linked to economic growth
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-01-01)This article’s objective is to make the environmental contradictions of the logic of economic growth evident, which was adopted in Guanajuato’s Bajio, in the context of the ecological economy, which show the socio-environmental ... -
Morphology and urban structure in Mexican medium-sized cities
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-01-01)This is a study of spatial models and their evolution in 32 Mexican medium-sized cities, according to their growth morphology, from the spatial analysis of the density gradient, population’s age structure and housing tenure, ... -
From Reclus to Harvey, territory resignification in the construction of sustainability
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-01-01)The purpose of this article is to theoretically and conceptually reflect on the territory and its resignification in the construction of sustainability. It refers to the complex systems theory from a constructivist approach, ... -
Assimilation and social integration: a case study of returning migrant minors settled in northern Mexico’s border cities
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-05-07)Anti-immigrant policies implemented in the United States, in addition to the effects of the economic crisis of 2008, have increased the return to Mexico of many migrants, who return with their children. This article analyzes ... -
The social representation of drug traffickers among Sinaloense youths
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-05-07)The problem of drug trafficking is present in México, and thanks to the drug trafficker’s figure, this phenomenon has become very socially relevant. This study’s objectives were to present a historical outline of drug ... -
The decline of PRI’s hegemony in the state governments of Mexico, 1989-2014
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-05-07)This paper inquiries about Mexican political transition among state governments and it asks the question: how much the hegemony of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has declined among state governments? To answer ... -
Forest policies in the state of San Luis Potosi in the Porfiriato
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-05-07)Current actions and omissions in forest policy can be clarified if the historical background is reviewed. Therefore, the objective of this research is to analyze the influence of the international context on forest policies ... -
Social policy for children in scenes of violence: the case of FANVI in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 2011-2014
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-05-07)The objective of this article is to understand, from the perspective of the actor, the implementation of a trust called Fund for the Care of Boys and Girls, Children of the Victims of the Fight against Crime (FANVI, acronym ... -
The impact of information and communication technologies on the manufacturing industry of Baja California
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-05-07)This paper analyzes the performance of the adoption of information and communication technologies in manufacturing sub-sectors of Baja California in order to determine their effects on the economic results and the changes ... -
Forest activity in the economic development of Chignahuapan, Puebla
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-05-07)The objective of this study was to measure the impact of forestry activity in Chignahuapan, Puebla, in order to determine its interrelation with other activities, and to identify whether it boosts the municipality’s economy ... -
Socio-economic determinants of surface water quality in Mexico
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-05-07)The quality and availability of water in Mexican rivers is critical for regional and national development, but they pose serious problems. In 2006, 74 percent of the surface water in Mexico had different levels of pollution. ... -
Origin, protagonists and alliances: Bank of San Luis Potosi, 1897-1916
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-05-07)This article explains the origin of banking in San Luis Potosi from the legislation in 1897, which historically represents the institutionalization and modernization of Mexican banking companies. As a starting point, it ... -
Production and consumption of tortillas as a cultural heritage of San Pedro del Rosal, Mexico
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2017-09-01)Planting and consumption of maize are identity and determining activities in the evolution of population’s food heritage, since they contribute to food security and preservation of the biocultural heritage. Based on ...