sociologists for migration

Question 1

B. ENRENREICH + A. HOCHSCHILD - feminists on migration

Answer 1

• statistically, half of all migrants are now female
• they usually work in care industries
• or, they go into low paid work i.e. cleaning
• 40% of all nurses in the UK are migrants
• ‘mail order brides’ - single men go onto websites and pick from women who want to marry British men to get a visa and come over
• illegally trafficked sex workers

Question 2

JOHN EADE - hybrid identities

Answer 2

• many migrants have developed their own hybrid identities
• country of origin + country of residence = hybrid identities
• e.g. second generation immigrants from Bangladesh identify as Bengali and British

Question 3

THOMAS HYLLAND ERIKSON - transnational identities

Answer 3

• people moving back and forth rather than settling in one country and feel they don’t belong in a particular culture
• technology also allows people to keep global ties without having to travel

Question 4

MANUEL CASTELLS - assimilation

Answer 4

• assimilation policies may promote marginalisation of minority groups
• could lead to some groups responding negatively (i.e. islamic fundamentalism)