Final Flashcards
(31 cards)
movement of people across a specified boundary for the purpose of establishing a new or semi-permanent residence (Bogue 1969).
Migration
inflow of people into a country, it is called
Immigration
migration happening as an outflow from a country
Emigration
a country where a migrant is going to; this may also be called a receiving country.
County of Destination
a country of nationality or of former habitual residence of a person or group of persons who have migrated abroad.
County of Origin
The two-way process of mutual adaptation between migrants and the societies in which they live, whereby migrants are incorporated into the social, economic, cultural and political life of the receiving community.
Integration
The movement of persons away from their place of usual residence and across an international border to a country of which they are not nationals.
International migration
Movement of persons that takes place outside the laws, regulations, or international agreements governing the entry into or exit from the country of origin or destination.
Irregular Migration
Movement of persons from one country to another, or within their own country of residence, for the purpose of employment.
Labor Migration
For statistical purposes, the total number of international migrants present in a given country at a particular point in time.
Migrant stock
A person who is to be engaged, is engaged or has been engaged in a labor in a country of which he or she is not a national.
Migrant Worker
Migration that occurs in compliance with the laws of the country of origin, transit and destination.
Regular migration
A process which enables individuals to re-establish the economic, social and psychosocial relationships needed to maintain life, livelihood and dignity and inclusion in civic life upon return to their country of origin.
Reintegration
Private international monetary transfers that migrants make, individually or collectively.
Remittances
The transfer of ideas, skills, behaviors, identities and social capital from migrants to their communities of origin.
Social Remittances
A characteristic of the general pattern of international migration that means more people move from lower-income countries to higher-income countries than the other way around
Asymmetrical
Conditions that make living in destination countries a more attractive place to live.
Full Factors
characteristics that make it difficult or impossible to live in countries of origin
Push factor
Factors related to age and sex of populations that affect migration and are being affected by it
demographic factors.
Factors that influence the decision-making of migrants or potential migrants on the micro level
Motivations
one of the most common motivations that drive individuals to migrate.
Marital status
motivations that stem from or are related to a person’s development.
Life cycle
a very significant motivation for people as they participate mainly in the decision making.
The household
basically social connections that facilitate the experiences of migrants.
Networks