Migration Between Nations A Global Introduction

From refugees fleeing wars or natural disasters to economic migrants pursuing better paid jobs abroad, international migration is an inescapable part of the modern world. Migration Between Nations: A Global Introduction provides a succinct and accessible overview of the varied types of migrants who cross national boundaries. Drawing upon a wide-ranging selection of case studies and the latest research findings, migration patterns and recent trends throughout the world are surveyed and summarized, with particular attention to movement from the global south to the global north. In a highly inter-disciplinary analysis, the social, cultural and economic integration of migrants and of their offspring in their new homelands are also explored. Employing approaches from a number of disciplines, the methods and techniques that researchers use to study various aspects of migration and integration are also explained. Migration Between Nations: A Global Introduction will be essential reading for students in a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including sociology, anthropology, ethnic studies, geography, global studies, history, and political science.

1. Globalization and Migration Globalization Globalization and Migration Types of Migrants Migrant Workers High Skill Workers Transnational Professionals Cosmpolitanism Low Skill Workers Refugees Trafficked Migrants Exiles Foreign Students Family Migration Marriage Migration Tourism and Migration International Tourism Immigrant Immersion Tourism Medical Tourism References 2. The Economic Driver Macro Perspectives From Push Pull to Neoclassical Macro Leaving Venezuela Micro Perspectives Neoclassical Micro Theory Aspirations Versus Capability Aspirations and the Inverted U New Economics of Labor Migration Meso Analysis Household Risk Avoidance Relative Deprivation Conclusions Actual Economic Returns The Welfare Magnet Thesis Migrant Selectivity Methodological Issues Socioeconomic Status Selectivity Socioeconomic Selectivity and Downward Mobility Personality Selectivity References 3. Environmental Drivers: Climate Change and Natural Disasters The Status of Environmental Migrants Methodological Issues Measuring the Environmental Event Measuring Migration as a Response Empirical Research In the Global South In the Global North Conclusion Proximate Drivers Economic Types of Entrapment Civil Conflict Adaptation References 4. Connections between Origins and Destinations Culture and Linguistic Distance Culture and its Measurement Language and its Measurement Cultural Distance and Migration Linguistic Distance and Migration Chain Migration Case Study 4.1: Chain Migration from Bangladesh to Italy Case Study 4.2: Chain Migration of Mexican Gay Men Migration Chains as Stimuli The Chain Multiplier Cumulative Causation Stepwise Migration Case Study 4.3: Stepwise Migration of Multinational Maids Transnational Families Case Study 4.4: Husbands Left Behind in Ghana Remittances Case Study 4.5: Conflict Over Remittances in Nepal Return Migration Case Study 4.6: Deciding Whether to Return to Liberia Generational Differences Drivers of Return References 5. Undocumented Migrants Estimating Undocumented Populations Undocumented Migrants in Leading Destination Nations U.S. Germany Australia Surreptitious Border Crossing Undocumented Minors from Central America Smugglers Trafficking Sexual Exploitation Sex Workers Agency? Visa Overstays Enforcement and Detention Deportation References 6. The Social Integration of Migrants and their Offspring Conceptualizing Integration Dimensions of Integration Socioeconomic Standing The "Immigrant Optimism Paradox" Place Effects Gender and Motive Race, Skin Tone and Gender: The New Immigrant Survey Time and Place Generalizations Spatial Integration The Chicago School New Migration Patterns Intermarriage Marriage Markets Language and Cultural Proximity Marriage Dissolution Marital Opportunities Education and Gender Asian Americans Assimilability as a Criterion Transnationalism References 7. Migrant Settlements Refugee Camps Ghettos Summary Ghettos in European Cities Dispersal Policies Enclaves Leave or Stay? Tourism Summary Becoming Cross-National Ethnoburbs Los Angeles and Monterrey Park Cross-National Enterprises Comparing Settlement Types References 8. Immigrants Contributions and Natives’ Perceptions Misperceptions About Immigrants Fear of Crime Crime in Sanctuary Cities Welfare Benefits Economic Impact: Low Skill Workers Economic Impact: High Skill Workers Community Effects To Change Misperceptions Perceptions of Size Changing Attitudes References

Mark Abrahamson is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut, USA. His former positions include Executive Director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research; Program Director at the National Science Foundation; and Professor of Sociology at Syracuse University, USA. He is the author of more than 20 books and monographs, and numerous research articles in major social science journals. Among his recent books are Globalizing Cities: A Brief Introduction (Routledge, 2019); Studying Cities and City Life: An Introduction to Methods of Research (Routledge, 2016); Urban Sociology: A Global Introduction (Cambridge University Press, 2014), and Classical Theory and Modern Studies: Introduction to Sociological Theory (Pearson, 2010).