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Sergio Chávez1, Claire E Altman2
1Department of Sociology, Rice University, Houston, Texas.
Background:
This paper examines the occupational experiences of unauthorized immigrants employed in one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States: roofing.
Methods:
We draw on 40 in-depth interviews with return migrants in Guanajuato, Mexico, to examine how the adoption of masculinity, dangerous working conditions, the labor market structure, and absence of legal status exacerbates injuries for unauthorized roofers.
Findings:
Undocumented men return to Mexico injured with chronic pain, health complications, and trauma. We find that men "do gender" that is adopt masculine beliefs, when they skirt safety practices, police each other's behaviors, withhold their emotions, experience heightened stress, and engage in poor health behaviors. It is a combination of dangerous working conditions, economic insecurity, and men seeking to fulfill their masculine roles that all combine to create unsafe working conditions and lead to injuries.
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