SOCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Transnationalism, Eric Hobsbawm, Berlin Wall
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Migration issues: colonialism & trade unleashed massive migrations around the world, gendered aspects of population movement which we have discussed before men are favoured in employment, an this alters local relations back home, enormous impact on family/gender life. Other impacts: transnationalism, encompasses no. of ideas: trans (crossing/other side of, crossing of national boundaries, long-distance nationalism, maintenance of connection to land of origin (e. g. sending money home) Practical connections with one"s land of origin. Maintenance of connection - not fully assimilating - sense of belonging to country instead of country they currently reside. Punjabi sikh moved to bc- start business & sent money home; came by themselves. Prove the life they were having to family back home. Adoption of identity related to beliefs/patterns identified w/ place of origin, b/ out of context & often stricter: e. g. Sikh community in canada - much greater conservativeness in terms of religious values present here in comparison to in india.
