Community, society, and migration : noneconomic migration in America

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Community, society, and migration : noneconomic migration in America

edited by Patrick C. Jobes, William F. Stinner, John M. Wardwell

University Press of America, c1992

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Includes bibliographical references

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Description

Presents essays on the theoretical proposition that social structures are primary determinants of migration. Drawing upon diverse methodologies, varying from case studies and surveys to actuarial analysis, each chapter challenges prevailing assumptions of conventional rational economic theory.

Table of Contents

  • A Paradigm Shift in Migration Explanation
  • Cyclical and Polygonal Migration in a Western Context
  • Community Attachment and Migration Decision Making in Nonmetropolitan Settings
  • The Motivational Salience of Structural Change in Nonmetropolitan Migration
  • Interstate Migration and Public Welfare - The Migration Decision of a Low Income Population
  • Sustenance Specialisation and Dominance in International and National Ecosystems - Implications for Post 1980 Migration in Counties in the United States Sustenance Organisation and Population Redistribution in New York State - A Human Ecological Analysis
  • Individual and Corporate Migration Decisions
  • Changes in Employment Location and Income
  • Direction of Migration
  • Growth and Dispersal of an Intentional Utopia.

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