Readings in the sociology of migration (The Commonwealth and international library. Readings in sociology)

Content: THE COMMONWEALTH AND INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Preface , Page vii Acknowledgements , Pages ix-x Migration: A Sociological Problem , Pages 3-35 Types of Migration of the Population According to the Professional and Social Composition of Migrants , Pages 39-47 A General Typology of Migration , Pages 49-68 Participation of Migrants in Urban Structures , Pages 71-83 Distance of Migration and Socio-Economic Status of Migrants , Pages 85-91 Kentucky Mountain Migration and the Stem-family: An American Variation on a Theme by Le Play , Pages 93-120 The Motivation and Characteristics of Internal Migrants: A Socio-Medical Study of Young Migrants in Scotland: Part I , Pages 123-156 Movements of the Population in the Birmingham Region , Pages 157-175 The Growing Population of Paris: Regional Origin—Social Composition—Attitudes and Motivation , Pages 179-202 Geographical Mobility and Urban Concentration in France: A Study in the Provinces , Pages 203-253 Emigrants in the Upper Milanese Area , Pages 257-267 Immigrants to Turin , Pages 269-284 Aspects of Internal Migration Related to Other Types of Italian Migration , Pages 285-316 Problems of Adjustment in the Case of Internal Migration: An Example in Spain , Pages 319-337 Internal Migration in Sweden and Intervening Opportunities , Pages 341-364 Family, Migration, and Industrialization in Japan , Pages 367-383 The Migrant Population of a Metropolitan Area in a Developing Country: A Preliminary Report on a Case Study of Salvador , Pages 387-398 Biographical Notes , Pages 399-402 Readings in the Sociology of Migration deals with migration as a sociological problem, with greater emphasis on internal migrations than on international migrations. Some of the problems covered by sociological inquiry in the study of migration are discussed, along with theories of migration such as the push-pull theory, differential migration, and motivation for migration. This book is comprised of 16 chapters and opens by outlining types of migration according to the professional and social composition of migrants: mass migration, economic migration from an underdeveloped country, economic e [by] Clifford J. Jansen. Includes Bibliographies.