Understanding international migration : social, cultural and historical contexts / / Ross Bond

• Autore: Bond Ross
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Disciplina: 813.52093552
• Soggetto topico: Emigration and immigration
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Defining, Categorising and Describing International Migration -- Why Is International Migration an Important Topic for Sociological Study? -- International Migration in Historical Context -- Historic Migration and Contemporary Diasporas -- Migration and Colonialism -- Slavery and Migration for Indentured Labour -- Which Features of Contemporary International Migration Are More Novel? -- Migration, Nations and Borders -- Globalisation and Migration -- The Contemporary Migrant Labour Market -- The Feminisation of International Migration? -- The Declining Significance of Distance -- Outline of This Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Understanding the Origins of International Migration -- The Macro Level -- Migration Policies -- Global Inequalities and Development -- (Post-)Colonial Relationships -- The Micro Level -- Economic Perspectives -- The Aspirations/Ability Model -- Capital and Habitus -- The Meso Level -- Social Networks and the Perpetuation of Migration -- 'Cultures' of Migration -- Limits to the Self-perpetuation of Migration -- Conclusion: Understanding Migration via the Interaction of Structure and Agency -- References -- Chapter 3: Understanding Migrant Incorporation: Assimilation and Multiculturalism -- Assimilation: Origins, Development and Critique -- Rethinking Assimilation -- Inter-group and Intra-group Differences -- Relational Assimilation: How Immigration Changes the 'Established' Population -- Multiculturalism -- Comparing Multiculturalism and Assimilation -- The Lived Experience of Multiculturalism -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Migrants' Associations with Their 'Homelands': Transnationalism, Diaspora and Development -- Transnationalism -- Social -- Economic -- Cultural -- Political. ; Critiques and Limitations of Transnationalism -- Diaspora -- Sub-categorising Diaspora -- Critiques and Limitations of Diaspora -- Development -- Social Remittances -- Critical Perspectives on the Migration-Development Nexus -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Gender and Migration -- How Does Gender Ideology Affect Women's Migration Relative to Men's? -- How Are Gender Relations Affected by Migration? -- In What Ways and Why Is the Impact of Migration on Gender Relations Limited? -- References -- Chapter 6: Migration and the Family -- How Might the Family Both Influence and Be Influenced by Migration? -- Children and Migration -- Transnational Families -- Transnational Caregiving -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Religion and Migration -- Religion and Migrant Incorporation -- Religion as a 'Bridge' to Migrant Incorporation?: The USA -- Religion as a 'Barrier' to Migrant Incorporation?: Europe -- Religion as a 'Bridge' and 'Barrier' to Migrant Incorporation? -- Transnational Religious Practices and Structures -- References -- Chapter 8: Forced Migration, Refugees and Displacement -- What Is 'Forced' Migration? Sub-categories and Statistical Context -- Climate-Related Migration -- Troubling the Distinction Between 'Forced' and 'Economic' Migration -- Critically Analysing the Refugee 'Label' -- Relating 'Forced' Migration to Other Themes in the Book -- References -- Chapter 9: Emerging Themes in International Migration -- Lifestyle Migration -- Lifestyle Migration in Social and Historical Context -- Lifestyle Migration and Social Inequalities -- Sub-Categories of Lifestyle Migration -- Privilege and 'Race' -- Locating Lifestyle Migration in the Broader Context of International Migration -- Emotions and Migration -- The Significance of Emotions Pre- and Post-Migration -- Emotions and Transnational Families. ; New Communication Technology and Media -- The Significance of ICTs and Related Media Pre- and Post-Migration -- New Media and Diasporas -- ICTs, Transnational Families and Emotions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Conclusions -- Inequalities -- Multiplicity -- Multidimensional -- Multilocational -- Multidirectional -- A Critical Perspective -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding International Migration
• ISBN: 9783031164637; 9783031164620
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910633932503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II