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abstract: 'In this paper we analyze, on the one hand, the migratory process of
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women from Morocco to Andalusia in a context of economic crisis. And, on
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the other hand, the categories of influence in their process of social
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participation. For this, we have used a qualitative methodology through
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in-depth interviews. In the same way, it has been investigated in its
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speeches from a longitudinal approach taking into account three key
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moments in this question; the beginning, the transit and the settlement
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in the consolidation versus return to the society of origin. The results
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show how the expectations of women crossing the Mediterranean to reach
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Spain are built and blurred, demonstrating a lack of respect for human
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rights.
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1. Methodology
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In this work, we have not intended to measure the migratory phenomenon
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but to describe its determinants and through the discourses, try to
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identify the deep nature of this social reality, its relationship system
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and its dynamic structure. Neither, we have not started with a
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consolidated explanatory theory in scientific knowledge to, through the
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deductive method, verify or refute the behavior of certain paradigms in
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social reality. This has already been done successfully on occasions as
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we quoted below but, based on these and starting from the reality a
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migratory movement carried out by women, the present work has obtained
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the necessary information for its development from the qualitative
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methodology. The strategy that we carry out is oriented to discover and
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understand a concrete phenomenon and this methodology is what gives
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meaning to our research work. In this sense, we have carefully selected
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the key informants with the intention of collecting their speech and
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obtaining a broad vision of the experiences that come with the migratory
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processes of Morocco women in their process of social integration in the
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Autonomous Community of Andalusia.
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On the other hand, understanding that the phenomenon can not be analyzed
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only from the discourse of the social actors, we carry out an
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ethnographic method through participant observation, culminated through
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registration and observation of the social context, the way in which the
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social actors in their context, the attitude of the professionals, the
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public policies and norms of the context and the behaviors and attitudes
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of the actors who do not intervene in the first person of the migratory
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phenomenon.
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Therefore, in addition to the ethnographic method, the methodology that
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we have used has been qualitative, through the technique of
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semi-structured interview with a sample size defined by saturation,
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which reached 18 cases selected through a Sampling, given the nature of
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the population under study. (Ruiz Olabuenaga, 1996).
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The in-depth interviews were carried out in the city of Tangier and in
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the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. The application of the in-depth
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interviews to our key informants was not intended, in any case, the
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statistical representation, but the socio-structural representation in
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relation to the objectives of this research work.
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In the same way we use two fundamental criteria when deciding who and
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how many women to interview: the sampling criteria of a practical nature
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and the sampling outside the control of the design.
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(I). Sample criteria of a practical nature have to do with the
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classification of two general types of interviewees: key and
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representative.
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The four questions or basic criteria that we considered in the selection
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of interviewees were: (i) who has the relevant information?; (ii) who
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are the most accessible women ?; (lii) who are more willing to report?
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And, (iv) who are better able to communicate information more
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accurately?
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Other requirements were also: (i) to be knowledgeable about the object
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to be investigated; (ii) that they were willing to speak, and (iii) that
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they represented different points of view when different perspectives
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existed on what was being studied.
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(II). Sampling out of control of the design synthesized several ideas
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and also had to do with the snowball procedure. Another issue to
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consider is the duration and repetition of the interviews that were part
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of the design tasks, some sample decisions were reviewed during the
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field work. The length of each interview session ranged from about
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forty-five minutes to some interviews over an hour long.
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It is important to emphasize that not only is it enough to ask who and
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how many women to interview, it must be considered that sufficient
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interviews must be conducted so that the interviewer feels that he has
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leamed everything that has to be learned and has verified these
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understandings through the most knowledgeable informants and that They
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deserve more confidence, from there came the principle of saturation.
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We also address two important aspects in the preparation of in-depth
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interviews. On the one hand, the selection of the most suitable
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interviewees. And on the other hand, the decisions on the most suitable
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conditions of date, place and record of the interviews.
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(I). About the researcher; It is interesting to ask how they can affect
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a research-interviewed interaction, since it is interviewed for research
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and knowledge purposes. Some interviews specified the training and
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special knowledge to make pertinent interventions in a conversational
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situation not always is easy. Decisions in this regard depended on the
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purposes of the study and other research contingencies.
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(II). About the date, place and registration; It became necessary to
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condition it to the interests of the study, combining a series of
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elements, without forcing, because to that extent the success of the
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interviews was largely dependent.
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Regarding the evaluative criteria of the quality of the interviews, we
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distinguished different groups of quality criteria applied. These
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include: (i) reliability criteria; (ii) credibility criteria; (iii)
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transferability; (iv) dependability; (v) authenticity and, (vi) ethical
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criteria.
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Likewise, a moderately alternative redefinition of the internal,
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external validity and reliability standards was applied. In our opinion
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we judge the credibility of the work applied for its transparency and
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coherence, since the quality of the information depended to a great
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extent on the collaboration of the interviewees, which entails serious
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ethical obligations towards them.
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In sum, the quality of the interviews applied is intrinsically related
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to the characteristics of the interviewed women and the ethical
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guidelines of the research. Jointly, informed consent and
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confidentiality play a key role. All these are criteria that we have
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taken into account in the evaluation of the quality of the interviews
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applied.
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Women were selected who:
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1. They intended to emigrate.
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2. In full transit.
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3. They would have completed the migration process for two years or
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less.
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The categories previously selected for the analysis have been defined
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through the following topics:
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1. The system of attributions of the beginning of the migratory process.
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2. The reception process and the contextual conditions of the receiving
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society.
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3. Comparative patterns of well-being in Morocco and Andalusia.
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4. Expectations, desires and feelings.
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5. Familiar social networks around the beginning of the migration
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project.
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6. Difficulties during transit.
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7. Perception of the migration project itself.
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8. Interference of the economic crisis in speeches.
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9. Perceptions about returning to their home society.
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2. The description of the methodological approach, a special condition.
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Work plan and description of the phases.
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The work plan developed in the different phases carried out consisted of
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the following actions:
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Phase I. Initial Conceptual Model.
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In the first phase called the initial conceptual model, we proceeded to
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review and analyze the literature related to our object of study. This
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phase corresponds to the exploration and analysis of the scientific
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production in the issue that concerns us and that directly links gender
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and migration.
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Together, we follow exhaustively the design of the model according to
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Miles and Huberman, (1984) who; ``Establishes that from the categories
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emerged in the bibliographic review, conclusions must be drawn up
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graphically so that the relationships between the named categories are
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described in detail.{''''}
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In this context, we note that the field work was carried out in the city
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of Tangier (Morocco) and the Autonomous Community of Andalusia in the
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framework of various projects for Development Cooperation of the
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University of Jaen and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation
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Development (AECID)''. We resorted to using the intentional sampling
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procedure that allowed us to select the subjects in the sample. The
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sample was generated progressively where each subject proposed to other
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people they knew.
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At the same time we made use of participant observation or ethnographic
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observation. Three elements of this technique were taken into account at
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the time of its use; (I) social interaction, (ii) data collection
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protocol, and (ii) control of information.
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Phase II. Intermediate Model of Interviewees.
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In this second phase of the research, we proceeded to design the
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intermediate model, which starts from an empirical data, that is, from
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the experience on the subject to be studied.
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For this phase the interviews were structured in depth, whose questions
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were revealed by key informants and interviewed women, both of whom were
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intentionally selected. In order to do so, the criteria they used to
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contribute relevant information to our research were taken as criteria.
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In this sense, we use the snowball procedure. In this respect, the
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sample frame is the meanings. That is, those of the experience emerge.
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The snowball procedure allowed us to select the subjects of the sample
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arbitrarily, that is, allowed us to choose Moroccan women and key
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informants who presented very special characteristics. Once identified
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and with the available information they were asked to locate other
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members of the same study population, either by familiarity, knowledge
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or ease of access. The sample was generated progressively where each
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subject proposed to other people they knew.
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The analysis of the interviews was performed after the transcript. The
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transcripts were then sorted according to the application sequence where
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the statements of the informants were taken into account. Subsequently,
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a first sweep of data was made that allowed to be debugged the
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information that was repeated.
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In this sense, the theoretical basis of the research, the direct
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experience of the researchers, the different contributions of key
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professionals in this issue in Tangier and Andalusia, together with the
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application of the in-depth interviews, are guarantees that allowed to
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develop an exhaustive analysis Which is reflected with the development
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of the present investigation.
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Phase III. Final Conceptual Model.
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In the final conceptual model the observations and the discussion were
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elaborated according to the theoretical positions described in the
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theoretical review and with the answers of the people interviewed. The
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contrast of these two phases made it possible to formulate theorizing.
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Theorizing, according to Martinez, (1999): ``Is a way to look at the
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facts, to organize them and to represent them conceptually, through a
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new network of relations between the constituent parts.{''''} From this
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point of view, the theory turns out to be the production of human
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intelligence, since imagination and experience have been part of the
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construction of knowledge.
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We consider that the content analysis as a way to approach an
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investigation, is a methodological complement that allows to obtain
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knowledge of precise and effective way. The systematization of
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information leads to the construction of a theorization, which is
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reached, to the extent that we appropriate the acquired knowledge.
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In sum, the design of the final conceptual model originated from the
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interaction and contrast of the matching elements of the categories and
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subcategories extracted from both the initial model and the intermediate
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model.
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Research objectives:
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1. Observe the legislative framework and immigration policies and
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integration models in the context of Andalusia and Tangier.
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2. Analyze the conditions and discourses that are generated in this
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migration process both in the context of departure, in transit and in
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the receiving society.
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3. Analyze the migration process of Moroccan women to Andalusia, based
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on their expectations, experiences and personal assessments.
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4. Identify the discourses around the exclusion processes that affect
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the Moroccan woman in the host society
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5. Design proposals for improvement, achieving the overcoming of the
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more generalist positions insofar as they identify the migratory
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phenomenon as unique.
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Results in relation to objectives.
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1. The exclusionary factors of this particular phenomenon are identified
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in such a way that proposes the adaptation of public policies and
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measures in which integration and socio-labor participation is the key
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axis of action and women are recognized in all areas of performance.
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However, it is recognized that certain changes in their societies of
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origin are also necessary.
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2. The speeches that are generated in the migratory process are
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analyzed. These discourses related to the intention to emigrate that is
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generated in the society of origin, in the transit and in the process of
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consolidation that takes place in the receiving society. It is
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highlighted that migratory flows bring into contact the systems of
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gender and social class inequality of two different societies: the
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society of origin and the host society. Therefore, the importance of
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analyzing these issues is recognized. This is why we have analyzed this
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migratory phenomenon in three key moments.
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The migratory process of Moroccan women, in their economic character,
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has a specific reception in a segmented labor market, with tasks of
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family and domestic care, surrounded by a great vulnerability, but which
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satisfies to some extent their migratory expectations.
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3. The current economic crisis suffered by Andalusia, for almost a
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decade, provokes that, although this is identified by the protagonists
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in forms that are ignored in their speeches, I acted as a mechanism to
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curb and expel female migration, or Precarization of underemployment to
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which they access.
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4. Different situations related to different moments of the migration
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are exposed within a frame of fatigue and wear. Subsequently, some
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perceptions of well-being are shown, in cases where women understand
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that their expectations have been met.
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5. We believe it is necessary, despite not being evident, an improvement
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in Spanish policies to improve the quality of life of women, to make
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proposals generated by the results of the analysis in the sense of
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improving the integration and social participation of Moroccan women who
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should have institutional resources in different areas, highlighting
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improvements in the current Aliens Act, access to the education system,
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labor insertion, language learning, accreditation of studies, gender
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violence, impartial media and poor housing.
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In our opinion, it is important to develop many positive actions and
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political will to achieve an optimal process of integration and social
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participation of women from Morocco in Andalusia.'
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affiliation: 'Martinez, JMM (Corresponding Author), Univ Jaen, Jaen, Spain.
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Morcillo Martinez, Juana Ma; Sotomayor Morales, Eva Ma; de la Fuente Robles, Yolanda
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Ma, Univ Jaen, Jaen, Spain.'
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author: Morcillo Martinez, Juana Ma and Sotomayor Morales, Eva Ma and de la Fuente
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Robles, Yolanda Ma
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author_list:
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- family: Morcillo Martinez
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given: Juana Ma
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- family: Sotomayor Morales
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given: Eva Ma
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- family: de la Fuente Robles
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given: Yolanda Ma
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da: '2023-09-28'
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files: []
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issn: 0213-7585
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journal: REVISTA DE ESTUDIOS REGIONALES
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keywords: 'Migration; Women from the Morocco; Economic aisle; Exclusion processes
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and public policies'
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language: Spanish
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month: JAN-APR
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number: '111'
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number-of-cited-references: '19'
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pages: 157-180
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papis_id: b7a496756fd371a4fa05a882b4c5184a
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'The triad: initiation, transit and consolidation versus return of women that
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move from Tangier to Andalucia in a context of economic crisis'
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