SOC355H1 Chapter Notes -International Migration Review
Document Summary
By eric fong, xingshan cao, and elic chan. Recognizes advancements in technology and increased economic integration of countries new trend where immigrants maintain contact with home countries. Focuses on general transnational contact, basic form of transnational activity. Draws from large-scale survey data from two recent immigrant groups, asian indians and chinese, in toronto. Only a small percentage of immigrants maintain intensive and extensive transnational contact. More in sync with assimilation perspective on effects of socioeconomic background on transnational contacts. Assimilation perspective- suggests gradual decline in social and economical contact with home country as immigrants stay in the new country longer. Transnational perspective- the process by which transmigrants forge and sustain multi-stranded social, economic, and political relations that link together their societies of origin and settlement. Emphasis on pluri-local nature of immigrant activities. International migration review- journal devoted to international migration studies. Global network- journal specifically devoted to exploring topics related to the transnational activities of immigrants.
