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Podcast: New Books in Sociology
Episode: Reunited: Family Separation and Central American Youth Migration
Description: Today’s book is: Reunited: Family Separation and Central American Youth Migration (Russell Sage Foundation, 2024), by Dr. Ernesto Castañeda and Daniel Jenks, which explains the reasons for Central American youth migration, describes the journey, and documents how minors experienced separation from their families and their subsequent reunification. Castañeda and Jenks find that these minors migrate on their own for three main reasons: gang violence, lack of educational and economic opportunity, and a longing for family reunification. The authors recount these young migrants’ journey to the U.S. border, detailing the difficulties passing through Mexico, their encounters...