ABSTRACT
Drawing on theorizing on acculturative stress (Berry, in press; Berry & Sam,
1997; Bhagat & London, 1999) and conservation of resource views of stress
(Hobfoll, 1989) as organizing frameworks, this chapter presents original
qualitative date from 79 interviews conducted with low income Latino migrant
farm working mothers from five camps in Michigan in the United States. We
discuss the migrant’s work and family experiences in terms of the demands,
opportunities, and constraints they face. We conclude with suggestions for
future research on buffers of the stress-strain relationship and resilience for low
skill migrant workers.
