Abstract

MORA SALAS, Minor  and  DE OLIVEIRA, Orlandina. Paths of Life: Accumulation, Reproduction or Overcoming Social Disadvantages in Mexico. Rev. mex. cienc. polít. soc [online]. 2014, vol.59, n.220, pp.81-116. ISSN 0185-1918.

This article develops an analytical model which, using a life-trajectory approach, attempts to identify and understand the articulation of social factors that favors reproduction, deepening or overcoming social disadvantages among youths. The analytical model analyzes longitudinal life-trajectories and places emphasis in their evolving character. The analytical reconstruction exercise stems from the systematization and analyses of 34 life-histories of Mexican youths who experienced harsh social deprivation during their childhood/adolescence. Testimonies were collected in three Mexican cities with diverse development levels: Oaxaca, Monterrey and Mexico City.

Keywords : life-trajectories; biographical itineraries; transition to adulthood; agency; social disadvantages; poverty; social deprivation; Mexico.

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