Análisis de redes sociales y cultura regional en la construcción de expectativas laborales de estudiantes de secundaria

We compare the working student’ support-networks versus students’ support-networks at La Ciénega de Chapala of Michoacán (México). Support-network is relevant factor for labor expectative construction. The applicability of social network analysis and regional culture information make possible a first interpretation for sector, gender, and locality. The very size of Sahuayo working students’ network not necessary to enrich their social relationships. There is differences of size working student’ support-networks of women and men. This result is consistent with the importance of women for the family transnational communication and with the major women access to labour market on the last decades. It’s important the absence of moral leaders.