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Caldwell, Susan (1991) How people move : the role of support mechanisms in migration. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
Chapter 1 introduces the thesis and outlines the research 'problem'. It goes on to discuss various problems of definition and provides some economic and social background to the Coventry TTWA. The need to study the process of migration is emphasised.
Chapter 2 summarises the methodology adopted. It discusses various possible research strategies and outlines in detail the one adopted.
Chapter 3 provides data about the whole survey groups, those who stayed in the Coventry TTWA area ('stayers') and those who moved ('movers'). It draws some comparison between the two groups.
Chapter 4 examines the role of the family in the migration process. It outlines a view that gives kin a central role and contrasts this with survey data. An alternative view is put forward.
Chapter 5 considers the role of education. It shows how private and state schools prepare school students for migrating as part of their educational careers. It continues by emphasising the importance of education as a channel for migration.
Chapter 6 looks at employment and challenges the classic 'push-pull' labour market theory of migration by emphasising the highly uneven and segmented nature of the labour market and the importance of support factors in migration decision making.
Chapter 7 discusses marriage and emphasises the importance of gender in determining migration decisions reflected in the tendency for women to follow men. However, it illustrates the actor role of women within this process and the role of marriage in facilitating, and on occasion hindering, migration.
Chapter 8 summarises the main conclusions of the research and draws out some key implications for social policy and for further research.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Migration, Internal -- Great Britain, Migration, Internal -- Economic aspects, Migration, Internal -- Social aspects, Internal migrants -- England -- Coventry, Labor mobility -- Great Britain | ||||
| Official Date: | September 1991 | ||||
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| Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
| Theses Department: | Department of Sociology | ||||
| Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
| Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
| Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Elias, Peter, 1946- ; Procter, Ian, 1947- | ||||
| Sponsors: | Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) | ||||
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| Extent: | iv, 338 leaves | ||||
| Language: | eng |
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