Migration Between Nations - A Global Introduction

List of contents

1. Globalization and Migration 2. The Economic Driver 3. Environmental Drivers: Climate Change and Natural Disasters 4. Connections between Origins and Destinations 5. Undocumented Migrants 6. The Social Integration of Migrants and their Offspring 7. Migrant Settlements 8. Immigrants Contributions and Natives’ Perceptions

About the author

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).

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Abrahamson, Mark (University of Connecticut Abrahamson, Abrahamson Mark
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9780367745417
• ISBN: 978-0-367-74541-7
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Anthropology, Colonialism & imperialism, Politics & government, Migration, immigration & emigration, Political Economy, Migration, immigration and emigration, Politics and government, Colonialism and imperialism