SOSC 1130 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chain Migration, Immigration Policy, Industrial Revolution
9 Oct 2015
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Push and pull theory: factors that push them out attracted to receiving countries b/c of factors that pull them out. Push -oppressive laws, unattractive climate, lack of resources, taxes and social surroundings, discrimination etc. Pull -desire inherent in most men to better themselves materially is stronger than the awful circumstances they are trying to avoid, for example: job opportunities, education, freedom, families. Flaws-little consideration of complexities of the macro processes. Ravenstein: late 19th century, migrates b/c of factors that push them out. Household survival strategies (new household economics of migration): households make migration decisions to maximize the collective opportunities of all members while minimizing their risks from new ventures. Remittances-money that migrants send back to their families. Neo classical-economics: human capital approach-resource of the person, migration seen as an investment. Macro: focuses on social context-broader structural reasons-societal, govt, policy, social climate-public opinion. Trade and migration: feedback and attention to borders.
