Migrant Agricultural Workers in Wisconsin: Collected Works of Doris p. Slesinger, 1988-2000
Author: Slesinger, Doris P.
Date Published: 2001
This is a compilation of publications authored by Doris P. Slesinger concerning migrant farmworkers. Most of the publications concern migrant farmworkers in Wisconsin and the Midwest. Some are summaries of the national scene and literature reviews. All of the work in Wisconsin utilized primary data, with information derived from personal interviews with migrants during 1978, 1989, and 1998. The contents deal with a range of issues concerning past, present and probable future of the use of migrant labor in the state. Topics include: History of migrant farmworkers in Wisconsin; Health needs of migrant farmworkers; Utilization of medical and folk-healing services; Fertility patterns of migrant women; Health and safety of children of migrant farmworkers; and Methodology reports, including sampling and estimation procedures.
Date Published: 2001
This is a compilation of publications authored by Doris P. Slesinger concerning migrant farmworkers. Most of the publications concern migrant farmworkers in Wisconsin and the Midwest. Some are summaries of the national scene and literature reviews. All of the work in Wisconsin utilized primary data, with information derived from personal interviews with migrants during 1978, 1989, and 1998. The contents deal with a range of issues concerning past, present and probable future of the use of migrant labor in the state. Topics include: History of migrant farmworkers in Wisconsin; Health needs of migrant farmworkers; Utilization of medical and folk-healing services; Fertility patterns of migrant women; Health and safety of children of migrant farmworkers; and Methodology reports, including sampling and estimation procedures.
